TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 182907 [ 2023TNSTR1726....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-07-21 20:21:16
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 2023npl
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2023-009
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:42:58.400 (280.743333) DEC = +09:58:55.50 (9.982083)
Discovery date: 2023-07-21 07:19:20.000 (JD=2460146.8050926)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude 6.4 deg, galactic longitude 40.9 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-07-21 07:19:20.000
Flux: 15 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: 2023-07-14 09:37:42
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/2023npl