Discovery certificate for object 2020yye
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 88436 [ 2020TNSTR3354....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-05 21:20:30
Sender: Mr. Raffaele Belligoli
Reporting Group: ISSP     Discovery Data Source: ISSP

Raffaele Belligoli report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020yye
Discoverer internal name: OMB-PNV12
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:43:13.130 (10.804708) DEC = +41:24:56.70 (41.41575)
Discovery date: 2020-11-05 17:42:24.192 (JD=2459159.23778)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: F. Castellani, Verona, Italy reports the discovery by Flavio Castellani, Raffaele Belligoli and Claudio Marangoni, in the course of the ISSP Italian Supernovae Search Project, of an apparent nova PNV J00431313+4124567 using two images 12x300s frames (3600s total) taken with a Moravian G4-9000 KAF CCD unfiltered, from Monte Baldo Observatory (Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy), with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, obtained on 2020/11/05.73778 The new object is located at RA 00 43 13.13 DEC +41 24 56.7 (equinox 2000.0) Apparent magnitude 17.4 Clear (err +/- 0,2) in host Galaxy M31. Offset 328"E 530"N Nothing is visible at this position on the reference image taken on 2020-11-03.71

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-11-05 17:42:24.192
Flux: 18 STMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: F. Castellani, Verona, Italy reports the discovery by Flavio Castellani, Raffaele Belligoli and Claudio Marangoni, in the course of the ISSP Italian Supernovae Search Project, of an apparent nova PNV J00431313+4124567 using two images 12x300s frames (3600s total) taken with a Moravian G4-9000 KAF CCD unfiltered, from Monte Baldo Observatory (Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy), with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, obtained on 2020 November 05.73778. The new object is located at RA 00 43 13.13 DEC +41 24 56.7 (equinox 2000.0) Apparent magnitude 17.4 Clear (err +/- 0,2) in host Galaxy M31. Offset 328"E 530"N Nothing is visible at this position on the reference image taken on 2020-11-03.71

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-03 17:04:15
Limiting flux: 19.5 STMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: The last non-detected image on '2020-11-03.71' UT using one image 16x300s frames (4800s total) was obtained by a Moravian G4-9000 KAF unfiltered CCD with the 0.4m f.8 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope from Monte Baldo "A.Gelodi" Astronomic Observatory, località Novezzina, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Verona, Italy. (Latitudine 45° 41' 52" N. Longitudine 10° 51' 32" E)

Archival info: DSS
Remarks: No stellar source is visible at the transient's position in our past images and ALADIN sky atlas. No variable star is present at these coordinates on the SIMBAD database

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