TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23895 [ 2018TNSTR1677....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-03 10:56:18
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

J. Brimacombe, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018hss
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18yv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:13:00.209 (63.25087) DEC = -53:59:33.76 (-53.99271)
Discovery date: 2018-11-02 07:12:00.000 (JD=2458424.8)

Potential host galaxy: FAIRALL 0765
Host redshift: 0.043

Remarks: On the rise, confirmed in follow-up images, most likely within TESS field ofview

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-02 07:12:00.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-28 04:04:48
Limiting flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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