TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 255695 [ 2025TNSTR1876....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-05-21 22:52:46
Date made public:
Sender: Mi Zhang
Reporting Group: XOSS     Discovery Data Source: XOSS

Ziyang Mai, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Xing Gao (Xingming Obs.), Shahidin Yaqup, Tuhong Zhong, Ali Esamdin, Chunhai Bai, Yu Zhang (XAO), on behalf of the PAT17 team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025kyv
Discoverer internal name: PAT17X2502
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:55:26.890 (148.862042) DEC = +69:03:23.90 (69.056639)
Discovery date: 2025-05-21 16:22:26.400 (JD=2460817.18225)

Potential host galaxy: M81
Host redshift: -0.00016

Remarks: Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/pat17x2502.html

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-05-21 16:22:26.400
Flux: 18.87 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Details can be found at http://xjltp.china-vo.org/pat17x2502.html

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025kyv