TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 134974 [ 2022TNSTR.238....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-01-29 22:29:17
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 2022arp
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-2022-001
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:23:36.450 (305.901875) DEC = +32:15:06.00 (32.251667)
Discovery date: 2022-01-29 14:02:57.000 (JD=2459609.0853819)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -02.93 deg, galactic longitude 71.73

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-01-29 14:02:57.000
Flux: 15.7 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: 2021-06-28 07:01:10
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/2022arp