TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 88676 [ 2020TNSTR3409....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-10 15:27:06
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Mi Zhang and Xing Gao report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020zcs
Discoverer internal name: XM44MZ
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:48:50.500 (12.210417) DEC = +39:46:01.50 (39.767083)
Discovery date: 2020-11-10 13:22:15.000 (JD=2459164.0571181)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm44mz.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-11-10 13:22:15.000
Flux: 16.98 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: ~3.6 mag outburst in a variable star candidate. Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm44mz.html

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Seeing: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm44mz.html

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