TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20663 [ 2018TNSTR.983....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-15 15:20:32
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2018dya
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18pf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:41:46.462 (85.44359) DEC = -71:48:37.58 (-71.81044)
Discovery date: 2018-07-13 10:33:36.000 (JD=2458312.94)
Potential host galaxy: LMC
Remarks: In several epochs, fading, most likely a Nova in the LMC, there was a seasonal gap in the coverage
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-13 10:33:36.000
Flux: 13.3 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-27 22:33:36
Limiting flux: 16.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018dya
Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-15 15:20:32
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2018dya
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18pf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:41:46.462 (85.44359) DEC = -71:48:37.58 (-71.81044)
Discovery date: 2018-07-13 10:33:36.000 (JD=2458312.94)
Potential host galaxy: LMC
Remarks: In several epochs, fading, most likely a Nova in the LMC, there was a seasonal gap in the coverage
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-13 10:33:36.000
Flux: 13.3 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-27 22:33:36
Limiting flux: 16.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018dya