TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27393 [ 2018TNSTR1991....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-28 11:09:36
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 2018kwx
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18acg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:04:32.652 (16.13605) DEC = -54:38:15.25 (-54.63757)
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 03:50:24.000 (JD=2458480.66)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J01043245-5438119

Remarks: Present in several epochs, unknown redshift host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 03:50:24.000
Flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-24 03:36:00
Limiting flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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