TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 180785 [ 2023TNSTR1465....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-06-23 14:21:10
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 2023llf
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2023-007
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:05:09.180 (16.28825) DEC = +39:28:15.40 (39.470944)
Discovery date: 2023-06-23 08:51:38.000 (JD=2460118.8691898)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -23.3 deg, galactic longitude 125.8 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-06-23 08:51:38.000
Flux: 15.9 Other
Filter: Other-
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: 2023-06-15 10:09:50
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/2023llf