TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20062 [ 2018TNSTR.954....1P ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-10 12:52:54
Sender: Mr. Stuart Parker
Reporting Group: BOSS Discovery Data Source: BOSS
Stuart Parker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2018dfg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:06:34.700 (211.644583) DEC = -05:27:02.90 (-5.450806)
Discovery date: 2018-07-10 10:24:54.000 (JD=2458309.9339583)
Potential host galaxy: NGC5468
Remarks: Stuart Parker, Canterbury, New Zealand, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (red mag 17.8) on a 30-s unfiltered CCD image (limiting mag 19) taken by himself with a 30-cm Astro-Tech AT12RC Ritchey-Chretien astrograph (+ ST10 camera) at his Parkdale Observatory in the course of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search.Which is 3W"and 8N"of the nucleus of the galaxy NGC5468 Very close to the core
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-10 10:24:54.000
Flux: 17.8 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: Very close to the core
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-05 10:20:00
Limiting flux: 18 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: Not visible
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018dfg
Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-10 12:52:54
Sender: Mr. Stuart Parker
Reporting Group: BOSS Discovery Data Source: BOSS
Stuart Parker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2018dfg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:06:34.700 (211.644583) DEC = -05:27:02.90 (-5.450806)
Discovery date: 2018-07-10 10:24:54.000 (JD=2458309.9339583)
Potential host galaxy: NGC5468
Remarks: Stuart Parker, Canterbury, New Zealand, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (red mag 17.8) on a 30-s unfiltered CCD image (limiting mag 19) taken by himself with a 30-cm Astro-Tech AT12RC Ritchey-Chretien astrograph (+ ST10 camera) at his Parkdale Observatory in the course of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search.Which is 3W"and 8N"of the nucleus of the galaxy NGC5468 Very close to the core
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-10 10:24:54.000
Flux: 17.8 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: Very close to the core
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-05 10:20:00
Limiting flux: 18 Other
Filter: Other-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: Not visible
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018dfg