TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 154166 [ 2022TNSTR2206....1K ]
Date Received (UTC): 2022-08-04 23:31:23
Date made public:
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST Discovery Data Source: GSNST
M R. Kendurkar (PGAO, Canada), D.D Balam (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, National Research Council of Canada), C. Raguenaud, R. Chinchwadkar (GCOE, India), A. Chapman, K. Alton (DBO, USA), J.B Desroiser (OMSJ, Canada), A. Sehgal (AMO, Canada), J. Newton, M J. Cook (Newcastle Observatory, Canada), and D. Lane (Abbey Ridge Observatory, Canada) for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2022qpa
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-22ay
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:38:07.650 (354.531875) DEC = +03:26:48.84 (3.4469)
Discovery date: 2022-07-30 02:34:15.168 (JD=2459790.60712)
Potential host galaxy: 4C 03.59
Host redshift: 0.268974
Remarks: Brightening of ~0.65 in 4C 03.59 Visible in several epochs, confirmed via the 1.8-m Plaskett Telescope at Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-07-30 02:34:15.168
Flux: 17.78 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-07-27 12:33:04
Limiting flux: 20.98 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022qpa
Date Received (UTC): 2022-08-04 23:31:23
Date made public:
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST Discovery Data Source: GSNST
M R. Kendurkar (PGAO, Canada), D.D Balam (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, National Research Council of Canada), C. Raguenaud, R. Chinchwadkar (GCOE, India), A. Chapman, K. Alton (DBO, USA), J.B Desroiser (OMSJ, Canada), A. Sehgal (AMO, Canada), J. Newton, M J. Cook (Newcastle Observatory, Canada), and D. Lane (Abbey Ridge Observatory, Canada) for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2022qpa
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-22ay
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:38:07.650 (354.531875) DEC = +03:26:48.84 (3.4469)
Discovery date: 2022-07-30 02:34:15.168 (JD=2459790.60712)
Potential host galaxy: 4C 03.59
Host redshift: 0.268974
Remarks: Brightening of ~0.65 in 4C 03.59 Visible in several epochs, confirmed via the 1.8-m Plaskett Telescope at Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-07-30 02:34:15.168
Flux: 17.78 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-07-27 12:33:04
Limiting flux: 20.98 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022qpa