TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 102189 [ 2021TNSTR.753....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-03-12 09:16:46
Date made public:
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

M. Kendurkar (PGAO, Canada), C. Raguenaud, R. Chinchwadkar (GCOE, India), A. Chapman, K. Alton (DBO, USA), J.B Desroiser (OMSJ, Canada) and A. Sehgal (AMO, Canada) for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021fle
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-21ay
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:56:40.865 (209.170272) DEC = +30:55:05.08 (30.918079)
Discovery date: 2021-03-10 01:13:37.632 (JD=2459283.55113)

Potential host galaxy: Unknown

Remarks: Visible in three epochs, nuclear source.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-03-10 01:13:37.632
Flux: 19.166 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-03-01 02:33:43
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/2021fle