[vsnet-alert 25419] TCP J06565514-4701180: a 13.9 mag transient in Puppis

[FIDRICH Róbert fidusz@gmail.com via vsnet-alert]

Dear Friends,

TCP J06565514-4701180

Discovered by C. Jacques, C. Colesanti, C. Barreto, E. Pimentel, I. 
Mussi, J. Ribeiro, M. Domingues, J. Amancio, L. Amaral, P. Holvorcem, T. 
Napoleao on behalf of the Brazilian Transient Search - BraTS - at SONEAR 
Observatory, Oliveira, Brazil in three frames with 10 seconds exposure 
using an astrograph 280mm f/2.2 + CCD unfiltered, with magnitude 14.9 
under limiting mag = 16.7. Nothing is visible at this location on the 
previous frames (limiting mag = 17.0) taken on 2020 May 11.9977 UT.

www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J06565514-4701180.html

ASAS-SN light curve:  13.9g maximum brighness so far

https://asas-sn.osu.edu/sky-patrol/coordinate/adb24e68-fc42-426f-81b9-c470fed44e3f

Best,

Róbert Fidrich
HAA/VSS