TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 206453 [ 2024TNSTR.888....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-02 15:01:29
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, S. Petz, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024fjh
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-24ck
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:09:20.726 (77.33636) DEC = -67:08:22.34 (-67.13954)
Discovery date: 2024-04-01 01:12:00.000 (JD=2460401.55)


Remarks: Most likely an LMC Nova.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-04-01 01:12:00.000
Flux: 11.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-31 00:57:36
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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