TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 114793 [ 2021TNSTR2158....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-06-22 14:14:18
Date made public:
Sender: Adam Kawash
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

Adam Kawash, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021quw
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-21lk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:39:44.729 (264.93637) DEC = -36:16:40.19 (-36.27783)
Discovery date: 2021-06-22 01:41:13.920 (JD=2459387.5703)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-06-22 01:41:13.920
Flux: 15 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Remarks: Transient on the rise near the Galactic plane, no Vizier counterpart, possible young Nova or a high-amplitude CV

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-06-20 04:38:44
Limiting flux: 17.614 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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