TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20794 [ 2018TNSTR1013....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-22 16:54:49
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

J. Brimacombe, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018ebu
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18pu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:57:19.870 (329.33279) DEC = -45:34:39.29 (-45.57758)
Discovery date: 2018-07-22 01:12:00.000 (JD=2458321.55)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J21571983-4534417

Remarks: In several epochs, unknown redshift host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-22 01:12:00.000
Flux: 18 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-16 08:09:36
Limiting flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018ebu