TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 212489 [ 2024TNSTR1844....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-06-08 16:14:17
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 2024koe
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2024-008
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:41:17.450 (10.322708) DEC = +40:57:55.20 (40.965333)
Discovery date: 2024-06-08 09:53:51.000 (JD=2460469.9123958)


Remarks: Nova candidate in M31.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-06-08 09:53:51.000
Flux: 16.8 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: 2024-06-06 10:13:51
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/2024koe