TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 178086 [ 2023TNSTR1170....1J ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-20 00:05:24
Date made public:
Sender: Cole Johnston
Reporting Group: MeerLICHT     Discovery Data Source: MeerLICHT

Cole Johnston (Radboud), Sumedha Biswas (Radboud), Simon de Wet (UCT/SAAO), Danielle Pieterse (Radboud), Paul Vreeswijk (Radboud), Paul Groot (Radboud/UCT/SAAO) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023ixg
Discoverer internal name: MLT J074824.10-703558.7
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:48:24.101 (117.10042) DEC = -70:35:58.78 (-70.59966)
Discovery date: 2023-05-19 19:11:47.832 (JD=2460084.2998592)

Potential host galaxy: LEDA 272869

Remarks: Bright transient in the galaxy LEDA 272869 at

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-05-19 19:11:47.832
Flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-28 00:14:50
Limiting flux: 20.25 ABMag
Filter: BG-q-BlackGem
Instrument: MeerLICHT-Cam
Telescope: MeerLICHT-1


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023ixg