TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20779 [ 2018TNSTR1007....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-20 12:58:51
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2018ebj
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18pr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:53:06.787 (58.27828) DEC = -45:10:51.28 (-45.18091)
Discovery date: 2018-07-20 08:52:48.000 (JD=2458319.87)

Potential host galaxy: LCRS B035129.8-451941

Remarks: In several epochs, on the rise, unknown redshift host galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-20 08:52:48.000
Flux: 17.1 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-05 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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