TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24441 [ 2018TNSTR1729....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-08 14:32:27
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: AT 2018idp
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18zq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:46:59.782 (341.74909) DEC = -26:57:28.87 (-26.95802)
Discovery date: 2018-11-06 04:04:48.000 (JD=2458428.67)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J22465971-2657280
Host redshift: 0.058424

Remarks: Present in several epochs; nuclear source, might be AGN activity

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-06 04:04:48.000
Flux: 17.6 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-29 04:33:36
Limiting flux: 17.6 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt


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