TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 107378 [ 2021TNSTR1289....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-04-20 15:57:07
Date made public:
Sender: Gattini_Bot
Reporting Group: Gattini     Discovery Data Source: Gattini

K. De, M. Hankins on behalf of the Palomar Gattini-IR collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021kgk
Discoverer internal name: PGIR21fjn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:07:58.625 (286.9942703) DEC = +08:43:45.14 (8.7292052)
Discovery date: 2021-04-19 10:19:12.000 (JD=2459323.93)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-04-19 10:19:12.000
Flux: 13.175 ABMag
Filter: J-Bessel
Instrument: Gattini-camera
Telescope: Palomar Gattini-IR

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-04-11 10:33:36
Limiting flux: 14.104 ABMag
Filter: J-Bessel
Instrument: Gattini-camera
Telescope: Palomar Gattini-IR


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2021kgk