TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 87340 [ 2020TNSTR3236....1K ]
Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-24 08:22:25
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 2020ycs
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20cs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:07:05.345 (76.772271) DEC = +77:12:52.16 (77.214489)
Discovery date: 2020-10-24 08:17:20.832 (JD=2459146.84538)
Potential host galaxy: Unknown
Remarks: Nuclear source, so could be an AGN or TDE on the rise.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-24 08:17:20.832
Flux: 17.09 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-18 01:22:03
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/2020ycs
Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-24 08:22:25
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 2020ycs
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20cs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:07:05.345 (76.772271) DEC = +77:12:52.16 (77.214489)
Discovery date: 2020-10-24 08:17:20.832 (JD=2459146.84538)
Potential host galaxy: Unknown
Remarks: Nuclear source, so could be an AGN or TDE on the rise.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-24 08:17:20.832
Flux: 17.09 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-18 01:22:03
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/2020ycs