TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26079 [ 2018TNSTR1897....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-10 04:34:37
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: AT 2018jpd
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18abd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:42:03.929 (355.51637) DEC = -42:28:21.22 (-42.47256)
Discovery date: 2018-12-10 02:38:24.000 (JD=2458462.61)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 292-IG 012 NED01
Host redshift: 0.061276

Remarks: Present in several epochs

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-10 02:38:24.000
Flux: 18.1 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-06 03:07:12
Limiting flux: 18.6 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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