TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 261523 [ 2025TNSTR2552....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-07-04 15:44:44
Date made public:
Sender: Akash Anumarlapudi
Reporting Group: ATALab     Discovery Data Source: Rubin

Akash Anumarlapudi, James Freeburn, Jonathan Carney, Sarah Teague, Igor Andreoni (UNC Chapel Hill) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024aigk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:55:31.820 (58.88258339) DEC = -48:27:43.71 (-48.4621422)
Discovery date: 2024-12-11 06:28:48.000 (JD=2460655.77)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J035531.90-482743.7


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-12-11 06:28:48.000
Flux: 23.2 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTComCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope

Remarks: This source is likely present in the Rubin DP1 templates, so the reported apparent magnitude is underestimated.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Rubin DP1 templates

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2024aigk