TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 273761 [ 2025TNSTR4174....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-10-18 07:58:08
Date made public:
Sender: MASTER
Reporting Group: MASTER     Discovery Data Source: MASTER

V.Lipunov, E.Gorbovskoy, A.Kuznetsov, K.Zhirkov, I.Panchenko, N.Tiurina, P.Balanutsa, V.Topolev, D.Vlasenko, G.Antipov, A.Sankovich, Yu.Tselik, Ya.Kechin, V.Senik, A.Chasovnikov, V.Shumkov, K.Vetrov (Lomonosov MSU), O.Gress, N.Budnev (ISU), C.Francile, F. Podesta, R.Podesta, E. Gonzalez (Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA), A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov (Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory), A.Sosnovskij (CrAO), A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov (Blagoveschensk Educational StateUniversity), D.Buckley (SAAO), R.Rebolo (The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez (INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025aate
Discoverer internal name: MASTER OT J184810.01-370141.6
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:48:10.010 (282.041708) DEC = -37:01:41.60 (-37.028222)
Discovery date: 2025-10-18 03:15:33.120 (JD=2460966.6358)


Remarks: SN can be in 10-14days, if GRB is long. This is Fermi/Swift GRB 251018A optical counterpart. The first image was earlier

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-10-18 03:15:33.120
Flux: 16.5 VegaMag
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: MASTER-OAFA

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-07-04 06:01:34
Limiting flux: 18.7 VegaMag
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: MASTER-OAFA

Archival info: Other
Remarks: MASTER

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025aate