Discovery certificate for object 2020ydc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 87364 [ 2020TNSTR3236....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-24 10:31:57
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 2020ydc
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20ct
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:01:09.735 (0.290563) DEC = +32:23:48.99 (32.396942)
Discovery date: 2020-10-24 10:29:13.344 (JD=2459146.93696)

Potential host galaxy: LEDA 1995081

Remarks: Visible in three epochs, on the rise.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-24 10:29:13.344
Flux: 19.38 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-09 01:21:22
Limiting flux: 20 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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