TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 191987 [ 2023TNSTR2757....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-10-29 04:47:54
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 2023vzm
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2023-021
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:17:08.860 (304.286917) DEC = +13:10:43.30 (13.178694)
Discovery date: 2023-10-29 02:14:47.000 (JD=2460246.5935995)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -12.27 deg, galactic longitude 054.8 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-10-29 02:14:47.000
Flux: 15.8 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: 2022-11-03 02:25:08
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/2023vzm