TNS FRB Transient Report No. 79705 [ 2020TNSFR2470....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-12 09:05:13
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Reporting Group: FRBCAT     Discovery Data Source: FRBCAT

Emily Petroff report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: FRB 20150418A
Discoverer internal name: FRB150418
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:16:35.000 (109.145833) DEC = -19:00:40.00 (-19.011111)
Discovery date: 2015-04-18 04:29:06.657 (JD=2457130.6868826)



Photometry

Burst Properties:
Discovery date: 2015-04-18 04:29:06.657
Flux: 2.2 Jy
Filter: BPSR-MB20
Instrument: MB20
Telescope: Parkes
DM: 776.2 (0.5) pc/cc

Remarks: From Keane et al. (2016)

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/20150418A