Discovery certificate for object 2018bzn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 18872 [ 2018TNSTR.710....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-05-26 23:09:29
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2018bzn
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18lh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:37:46.082 (159.44201) DEC = +05:27:59.08 (5.46641)
Discovery date: 2018-05-26 01:12:00.000 (JD=2458264.55)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J103746.12+052802.0

Remarks: In two epochs, on the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-26 01:12:00.000
Flux: 16.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-20 01:40:48
Limiting flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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