TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 86552 [ 2020TNSTR3162....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-18 19:46:56
Date made public:
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

M. Kendurkar, R. Chinchwadkar, C. Raguenaud, A. Chapman and F. José Calvo for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020xjp
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20cp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:09:29.552 (17.373133) DEC = -27:35:21.93 (-27.589425)
Discovery date: 2020-10-18 19:41:57.120 (JD=2459141.3208)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J01093016-2735288
Host redshift: 0.1057

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, on the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-18 19:41:57.120
Flux: 20.53 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-11 03:33:04
Limiting flux: 21 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020xjp