ATLAS20say (AT2020obd): discovery of a candidate supernova in NGC 945 (56 Mpc)
Abstract
Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS20say (AT2020obd) in galaxy NGC 945. At a distance of 56 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = 59036.58 (2020-07-06.58) with an absolute magnitude of M = -16.5 +/- 0.2 .
- Publication:
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Transient Name Server AstroNote
- Pub Date:
- July 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020TNSAN.133....1S
- Keywords:
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- Supernova;
- ATLAS20say;
- 2020obd;
- AT2020obd;
- AT 2020obd