TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 176817 [ 2023TNSTR1025....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-08 16:08:56
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 2023hru
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2023-001
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:46:12.180 (296.55075) DEC = +39:44:43.60 (39.745444)
Discovery date: 2023-05-08 06:27:51.000 (JD=2460072.7693403)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude 07.44 deg, galactic longitude 74.04 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-05-08 06:27:51.000
Flux: 16.6 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: 2023-03-28 09:57:36
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/2023hru