TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 209276 [ 2024TNSTR1355....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-05-03 16:29:02
Date made public:
Sender: Balaji Kumar
Reporting Group: GEOTS     Discovery Data Source: GEOTS

Balaji Kumar report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024hyd
Discoverer internal name: GEOTS-Balaji-2024-006
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:10:49.620 (317.70675) DEC = +35:07:47.70 (35.129917)
Discovery date: 2024-05-03 09:51:15.000 (JD=2460433.9105903)


Remarks: Hostless transient at galactic latitude -08.8 deg, galactic longitude 80.1 deg.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-05-03 09:51:15.000
Flux: 17.5 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken with a 0.36-m f/2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-03-17 12:17:39
Limiting flux: 18 Other
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: 3 frames taken with a 0.36-m f/2 astrograph + CCD; zero points calibrated to UCAC-4 magnitudes.

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