TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 194945 [ 2023TNSTR3135....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-05 13:23:41
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Guoyou Sun, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao and the PSP team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023yvj
Discoverer internal name: PSP23R
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:45:28.900 (11.370417) DEC = +41:54:10.00 (41.902778)
Discovery date: 2023-12-05 13:06:29.088 (JD=2460284.04617)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: Nova candidate (M31N 2008-12a) classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp23r.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-05 13:06:29.088
Flux: 18.63 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp23r.html

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023yvj