TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 122168 [ 2021TNSTR3021....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-09-03 05:09:03
Date made public:
Sender: Balaji Kumar
Reporting Group: GEOTS     Discovery Data Source: GEOTS

Balaji Kumar report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021xrf
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-2021-022
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:02:39.400 (60.664167) DEC = +42:50:54.60 (42.8485)
Discovery date: 2021-09-02 08:37:06.000 (JD=2459459.8590972)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -07.3 deg, galactic longitude 156.1 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-09-02 08:37:06.000
Flux: 13.5 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken with a 0.36-m f/2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-08-20 10:48:17
Limiting flux: 18 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken with a 0.36-m f/2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

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