TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22634 [ 2018TNSTR1378....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-14 12:31:07
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 2018ghb
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18vm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:58:27.595 (104.61498) DEC = -28:45:49.18 (-28.76366)
Discovery date: 2018-09-14 08:38:24.000 (JD=2458375.86)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 427- G 022
Host redshift: 0.007595

Remarks: On the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-14 08:38:24.000
Flux: 15.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-06 09:07:12
Limiting flux: 17.4 VegaMag
Filter: B-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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