TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23291 [ 2018TNSTR1493....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-02 16:21:47
Date made public:
Sender: Lukasz Wyrzykowski
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

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

IAU Designation: AT 2018har
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:20:49.380 (80.20575) DEC = -68:38:15.90 (-68.63775)
Discovery date: 2018-10-02 08:31:50.000 (JD=2458393.85545)

Potential host galaxy: hostless

Remarks: very slowly rising transient near the LMC

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-02 08:31:50.000
Flux: 19.741 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-18 04:27:59
Limiting flux: 21 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
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/2018har