TCP J17234205-3103072: new transient (12.5 mag) in Scorpius

Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Tue, 09/08/2020 - 16:26

TCP J17234205-3103072

For discovery details and my follow-up report see
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J17234205-3103072.html

No flaring red dwarf candidate near this position. Could be a reddened nova (or a large amplitude dwarf nova outburst). Confirmation, precise astrometry, multiband photometry, and spectroscopy are required.

Clear skies,
Patrick