TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 178849 [ 2023TNSTR1254....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-28 17:26:14
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 2023jpd
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2023-005
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:01:37.510 (315.406292) DEC = +37:02:21.70 (37.039361)
Discovery date: 2023-05-28 09:10:09.000 (JD=2460092.8820486)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -06.17 deg, galactic longitude 80.34 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-05-28 09:10:09.000
Flux: 17.2 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: 2023-05-25 08:37:34
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/2023jpd