TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 269844 [ 2025TNSTR3675....1O ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-09-13 18:58:40
Date made public:
Sender: LAST_Bot1
Reporting Group: LAST     Discovery Data Source: LAST

E. O. Ofek (WIS), R. Konno (WIS), E. A. Zimmerman (WIS), A. Horowicz (WIS), S. Garrappa (WIS), S. Ben-Ami (WIS), D. Polishook (WIS), O. Yaron (WIS), P. Chen (WIS), A. Krassilchtchikov (WIS), Y. M. Shani (WIS), E. Segre (WIS), A. Gal-Yam (WIS), S. Spitzer (WIS), and K. Rybicki (WIS) on behalf of the LAST Collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025xif
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:38:10.254 (324.54272627623) DEC = +25:44:54.20 (25.748387757327)
Discovery date: 2025-09-13 17:35:37.248 (JD=2460932.23307)


Remarks: Coincidence with AT from 2018. CV?

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-09-13 17:35:37.248
Flux: 18.24 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-19 21:58:27
Limiting flux: 21.03 ABMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: LAST-Cam
Telescope: Large Array Survey Telescope


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