TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21441 [ 2018TNSTR1145....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-11 14:48:17
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 2018evv
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18rp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:37:39.106 (204.41294) DEC = -29:08:05.96 (-29.13499)
Discovery date: 2018-08-11 00:57:36.000 (JD=2458341.54)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J13373954-2907572
Host redshift: 0.018176

Remarks: On the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-11 00:57:36.000
Flux: 17.3 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-09 00:28:48
Limiting flux: 17.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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