TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14898 [ 2017TNSTR1290....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-21 11:17:47
Date made public:
Sender: Claude Cornen
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

Claude Cornen report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2002lw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:44:28.459 (176.11858) DEC = -01:53:00.35 (-1.88343)
Discovery date: 2002-01-08 00:00:00.000 (JD=2452282.5)

Potential host galaxy: GAMAJ114428.45-015300.3
Host redshift: 0.07717

Remarks: SDSS DR7 specObjID 92548343950999552

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2002-01-08 00:00:00.000
Flux: 18.0567 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: SDSS-Spec
Telescope: Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Remarks: SDSS DR7 specObjID 92548343950999552 mjd 52282 plate 328 fiberID 503

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2002lw