Discovery certificate for object 2020fhq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 65367 [ 2020TNSTR.898....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-03-29 19:45:25
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST     Discovery Data Source: GSNST

M. Kendurkar, R. Chinchwadkar, C. Raguenaud and A. Chapman for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020fhq
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20at
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:57:23.022 (149.345925) DEC = +27:13:10.75 (27.219653)
Discovery date: 2020-03-29 19:38:38.400 (JD=2458938.3185)

Potential host galaxy: 3XMM J095721.9+271300
Host redshift: 0.05569

Remarks: Visible in three epochs, on the rise.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-03-29 19:38:38.400
Flux: 19.375 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-03-08 03:38:38
Limiting flux: 20 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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