TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22787 [ 2018TNSTR1400....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-17 08:54:05
Date made public:
Sender: Lukasz Wyrzykowski
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

Lukasz Wyrzykowski, Mariusz Gromadzki report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018glq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:15:28.370 (63.868208) DEC = -63:27:37.70 (-63.460472)
Discovery date: 2018-09-16 08:00:10.000 (JD=2458377.83345)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-LMC620.29-388.888-3369.810

Remarks: a declining transient 11'' from the centre of a spiral galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-16 08:00:10.000
Flux: 19.453 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Remarks: first robust detection

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-24 23:25:09
Limiting flux: 22 VegaMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope


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