TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23378 [ 2018TNSTR2017....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-07 21:26:42
Date made public:
Sender: Mariusz Gromadzki
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

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

IAU Designation: AT 2018hdl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:21:27.180 (80.36325) DEC = -64:53:49.80 (-64.897167)
Discovery date: 2018-10-03 06:50:57.000 (JD=2458394.78539)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-LMC573.02-1867.646-1673.598


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-03 06:50:57.000
Flux: 18.789 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-27 00:41:59
Limiting flux: 22 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/2018hdl