TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 188222 [ 2023TNSTR2286....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-16 18:56:17
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 2023srw
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2023-019
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:23:07.860 (80.78275) DEC = +44:20:17.90 (44.338306)
Discovery date: 2023-09-16 08:51:38.000 (JD=2460203.8691898)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude 04.5 deg, galactic longitude 164.6 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-09-16 08:51:38.000
Flux: 16.5 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: 2022-09-10 11:13:48
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/2023srw