TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21663 [ 2018TNSTR1178....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-15 21:20:13
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: AT 2018fcv
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18sf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:36:05.198 (54.02166) DEC = -26:36:28.58 (-26.60794)
Discovery date: 2018-08-15 06:57:36.000 (JD=2458345.79)

Potential host galaxy: LSBG F482-095

Remarks: On the rise, unknown redshift host galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-15 06:57:36.000
Flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-04 09:36:00
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/2018fcv