TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228757 [ 2024TNSTR3943....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-10 17:19:05
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Leiming Tang, Yanxi Li, Xiaochang Yan, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao, on behalf of the PSP team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024xtk
Discoverer internal name: PSP24X
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:42:34.740 (10.64475) DEC = +41:15:34.60 (41.259611)
Discovery date: 2024-10-10 16:32:39.840 (JD=2460594.18935)

Potential host galaxy: M31

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp24x.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-10 16:32:39.840
Flux: 16.46 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp24x.html

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024xtk