TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91928 [ 2020TNSTR3691....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-07 15:16:41
Date made public:
Sender: David Bersier
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

D Bersier, K Stanek report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020abww
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20pi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:14:25.063 (48.60443) DEC = -62:27:02.59 (-62.45072)
Discovery date: 2020-12-02 04:09:07.200 (JD=2459185.673)

Potential host galaxy: PGC127532

Remarks: could be a nuclear transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-02 04:09:07.200
Flux: 17.081 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Remarks: in several epochs

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-12-01 03:40:19
Limiting flux: 17.521 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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