TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 88701 [ 2020TNSTR3416....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-11 01:35:21
Date made public:
Sender: Patrick Vallely
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

J. Brimacombe, P. Vallely, and K. Stanek for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020zdm
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-20nz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:29:22.241 (97.342671) DEC = -48:51:58.17 (-48.866158)
Discovery date: 2020-11-10 06:43:12.000 (JD=2459163.78)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J062922.45-485200.8

Remarks: Confirmed via follow-up imagery.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-11-10 06:43:12.000
Flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-06 08:38:24
Limiting flux: 17.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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