TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 99765 [ 2021TNSTR.494....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-02-17 18:59:55
Date made public:
Sender: Robert Morgan
Reporting Group: DESGW     Discovery Data Source: DESGW

Robert Morgan report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021dcz
Discoverer internal name: DESNU-e-892577
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:47:04.754 (206.769807) DEC = +04:05:22.00 (4.089444)
Discovery date: 2021-02-10 09:05:45.600 (JD=2459255.879)

Potential host galaxy: PSO J206.7696+04.0897

Remarks: Possible association with IceCube-20210210

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-02-10 09:05:45.600
Flux: 22.93 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: DECAM
Telescope: CTIO - 4-m Victor M. Blanco Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Not detected in archival DECaLs images

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021dcz