TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 65746 [ 2020TNSTR.930....1K ]
Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-01 19:35:01
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST Discovery Data Source: GSNST
M. Kendurkar, R. Chinchwadkar, C. Raguenaud, A. Chapman and C. Feliciano for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2020frd
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20ay
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:08:44.313 (167.184638) DEC = +29:13:32.13 (29.225592)
Discovery date: 2020-04-01 19:30:06.912 (JD=2458941.31258)
Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J11084337+2913260
Host redshift: 0.07799
Remarks: Visible in three epochs, on the rise.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-04-01 19:30:06.912
Flux: 18.86 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-03-24 02:23:07
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/2020frd
Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-01 19:35:01
Sender: Malhar Kendurkar
Reporting Group: GSNST Discovery Data Source: GSNST
M. Kendurkar, R. Chinchwadkar, C. Raguenaud, A. Chapman and C. Feliciano for GSNST Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2020frd
Discoverer internal name: GSNST-20ay
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:08:44.313 (167.184638) DEC = +29:13:32.13 (29.225592)
Discovery date: 2020-04-01 19:30:06.912 (JD=2458941.31258)
Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J11084337+2913260
Host redshift: 0.07799
Remarks: Visible in three epochs, on the rise.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-04-01 19:30:06.912
Flux: 18.86 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-03-24 02:23:07
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/2020frd