TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17314 [ 2018TNSTR.344....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-03-14 16:22:25
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2018agb
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18ff
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:57:31.471 (74.38113) DEC = -50:10:27.19 (-50.17422)
Discovery date: 2018-03-13 02:52:48.000 (JD=2458190.62)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 203- G 013
Host redshift: 0.042006

Remarks: In several epochs

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-13 02:52:48.000
Flux: 17.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-08 18:28:48
Limiting flux: 18.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt


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