TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17204 [ 2018TNSTR.322....1V ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-03-09 17:39:31
Date made public:
Sender: Patrick Vallely
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

P. Vallely, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018acw
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18fd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:22:06.859 (95.52858) DEC = -05:31:08.65 (-5.51907)
Discovery date: 2018-03-06 02:38:24.000 (JD=2458183.61)


Remarks: In several epochs, no host on NED. Likely an SN, but possibly a large stellar flare.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-06 02:38:24.000
Flux: 17.06 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-04 01:12:00
Limiting flux: 17.35 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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