Prediscovery image of PGIR20duo / AT2020kvq / MASTER OTJ184353.33+000350.9

ATel #13822; V. Lipunov, T. Pogrosheva, E. Gorbovskoy, V. Kornilov, I. Gorbunov, N. Tiurina, O. Gress, P. Balanutsa, A. Kuznetsov, F. Balakin, V. Vladimirov, K. Zhirkov, D. Zimnukhov, A. Chasovnikov, V. Senik, D. Kuvshinov, D. Cheryasov (Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department), R. Podesta, F. Podesta, C. Francile (OAFA), H. Levato (ICATE), R. Rebolo, M. Serra (IAC), D. Buckley (SAAO), N. Budnev (ISU, API), A. Tlatov (KSS of the Pulkovo Observatory), A. Gabovich, Yu. Sergienko, V. Yurkov(BSPU), V. Shumkov, E. Minkina, D. Vlasenko
on 21 Jun 2020; 22:26 UT
Credential Certification: Nataly Tyurina (tiurina@sai.msu.ru)

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MASTER OT J184353.33+000350.9 was discovered on 2020-05-21.17855 UT with unfiltered m_OT=15.9
by MASTER-IAC auto-detection system ( Lipunov et al., "MASTER Global Robotic Net", Advances in Astronomy, 2010, 30L )
at (RA, Dec) = 18h 43m 53.33s +00d 03m 50.9s on 2020-05-21.17855 UT (AT 2020kvq).
This OT was also detected by Palomar Gattini-IR survey and classified by K.De et al. ATel #13817 as a reddened classical nova in the Galactic plane.
MASTER has prediscovery images on 2020-05-08 22:26:33UT at MASTER-SAAO, on 2020-05-06 03:26:36 UT, etc
. We initiated follow-up BVRI photometry of this source.

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