Discovery certificate for object 2020fhd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 65329 [ 2020TNSTR.896....1J ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-29 18:14:07
Sender: Mr. Cristovao Jacques
Reporting Group: BraTS     Discovery Data Source: BraTS

Cristovao Jacques, Carlos Colesanti, Carlos Barreto, Eduardo Pimentel, Israel Mussi, Joao Ribeiro, Marcelo Domingues, Joao Amancio, Leonardo Amaral, Paulo Holvorcem, Tasso Napoleao on behalf of the Brazilian Transient Search (BraTS) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020fhd
Discoverer internal name: BraTS-SON-T2-011
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:40:37.320 (265.1555) DEC = -33:14:34.70 (-33.242972)
Discovery date: 2020-03-29 07:06:40.000 (JD=2458937.7962963)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -1.3 deg, galactic longitude 355.8 deg.; possible nova

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-29 07:06:40.000
Flux: 15.2 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Three frames taken over a 2.8-min period with a 0.28-m f/2.2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-19 07:54:37
Limiting flux: 17.1 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: Three frames taken over a 3.1-min period with a 0.28-m f/2.2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020fhd