TCP J17590439-3601111 2025 01 29.8817* 17 59 04.39 -36 01 11.1 10.5 U Sgr I 0
2025 01 29.8817
Koichi Itagaki, Japan, 180mm camera lens + CCD(KAF-6303E), http://k-itagaki.jp/images/sgr-25-01-29.jpg
2025 01 29.846
Independent discovery by Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, Western Australia using Canon 800D camera and 85mm f/1.2 lens. Visible on 3 images. Position RA 17 59 04.45 Dec -36 01 07.9. Jan 29.846 UT magnitude 10.6 (unfiltered).
2025 01 26.842
Closer inspection of recent patrol images confirm the transient was present on the earlier images, albeit fainter with a brightness increase above detection threshold in last 24 hours. Unfiltered magnitude estimates: Jan 26.842 UT 11.1, Jan 27.847 UT, 11.0, Jan 28.842 UT 11.1. Last negative observation was 2024 Oct 31.493 UT where it was fainter than magnitude 12.5. Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, Western Australia.
2025 01 30.370
Position end figures 04s.25, 07.1" measured with 0.25m f/4 reflector + CCD at Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile (T75). J2000, Gaia DR3 positions. Image acquired by T. Lovejoy. Transient position within 0.4" of Gaia 4037465658505672832 (magnitude 17.42 G). Unfiltered magnitude 10.1. Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, Western Australia