TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17315 [ 2018TNSTR.347....1V ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-03-15 12:45:42
Date made public:
Sender: Patrick Vallely
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

Patrick Vallely report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018agc
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18fh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:05:26.705 (76.36127) DEC = -49:34:02.89 (-49.56747)
Discovery date: 2018-03-12 02:38:24.000 (JD=2458189.61)

Potential host galaxy: NGC 1803
Host redshift: 0.013626

Remarks: Present in multiple epochs.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-12 02:38:24.000
Flux: 17.77 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-10 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 17.27 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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