Discovery certificate for object 2021gws
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 103718 [ 2021TNSTR.892....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-03-23 06:02:18
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 2021gws
Discoverer internal name: R. H. Nelson
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:41:01.696 (220.257067) DEC = +39:00:13.73 (39.003814)
Discovery date: 2021-03-20 00:18:20.736 (JD=2459293.51274)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J14410012+3900187
Host redshift: 0.17616

Remarks: Visible in several epochs, confirmed via follow up observations

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-03-20 00:18:20.736
Flux: 20.622 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-03-05 02:01:34
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/2021gws