Discovery certificate for object 2018bfs
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 18183 [ 2018TNSTR.589....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-05-07 00:38:45
Sender: Prof. Gautham Narayan
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

A. Rest (STScI), A. Zenteno(NOAO/CTIO), Giovanni Strampelli (STScI), B. E. Tucker (Mt Stromlo Observatory, ANU), P. M. Garnavich (Notre Dame), S. Margheim (Gemini Observatory), D. Kasen (UCB/LBL), R. Olling, E. Shaya (U Maryland), G. Narayan (STScI), A. Villar (CfA), F. Forster (U. de Chile), R. Mushotzky (UMD), R. Chris Smith (NOAO/CTIO) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018bfs
Discoverer internal name: C17-0117
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:34:33.995 (203.641646) DEC = -13:25:45.33 (-13.429258)
Discovery date: 2018-05-02 14:41:34.000 (JD=2458241.11221)


Remarks: Associated with K2 object 212467511, separation: 6.80"

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-02 14:41:34.000
Flux: 20.633 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: DECAM
Telescope: CTIO - 4-m Victor M. Blanco Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Not detected in i-band DECam images on 2018-04-25

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