TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 228755 [ 2024TNSTR3940....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-10-10 16:03:54
Date made public:
Sender: GOTO_bot
Reporting Group: GOTO     Discovery Data Source: GOTO

A. Kumar, M. Kennedy, K. Ackley, M. Dyer, F. Jiménez-Ibarra, J. Lyman, K. Ulaczyk, D. Steeghs, D. Galloway, V. Dhillon, P. O'Brien, G. Ramsay, K. Noysena, R. Kotak, R. Breton, L. Nuttall, E. Pallé, D. Pollacco, T. Killestein, D. O'Neill, on behalf of GOTO collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2024xti
Discoverer internal name: GOTO24haa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:35:26.963 (83.862346) DEC = -28:44:27.50 (-28.740973)
Discovery date: 2024-10-10 14:07:26.400 (JD=2460594.088505)


Remarks: This transient was discovered with the assistance of the GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Scientists on Zooniverse. The candidate was flagged by volunteers: Svetoslav Alexandrov, Henryk Krawczyk, Mayahuel Torres Guerrero, Virgilio Gonano, Jose Alberto da Silva Campos

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-10-10 14:07:26.400
Flux: 19.34 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-3
Telescope: GOTO-South

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-10-06 17:08:39
Limiting flux: 20.2 ABMag
Filter: L-GOTO
Instrument: GOTO-4
Telescope: GOTO-South


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