TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22231 [ 2018TNSTR1299....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-05 20:12:17
Date made public:
Sender: Patrick Vallely
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

J. Brimacombe, P. Vallely, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018fuk
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18ud
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:45:08.162 (86.284008) DEC = -79:23:47.52 (-79.396533)
Discovery date: 2018-09-05 09:21:36.000 (JD=2458366.89)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 016- G 011
Host redshift: 0.017582

Remarks: In multiple epochs, confirmed via follow-up images.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-05 09:21:36.000
Flux: 17 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-04 03:07:12
Limiting flux: 17.75 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin


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