TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23381 [ 2018TNSTR1527....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-08 10:23:14
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
K. Z. Stanek, P. Vallely, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2018hdo
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18xf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:42:37.793 (70.65747) DEC = -53:16:02.24 (-53.26729)
Discovery date: 2018-10-08 01:40:48.000 (JD=2458399.57)
Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J04423745-5316010
Remarks: In several epochs, unknown redshift host galaxy, most likely in TESS Sector 3 field of view
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-08 01:40:48.000
Flux: 17.4 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-29 01:55:12
Limiting flux: 17.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018hdo
Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-08 10:23:14
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
K. Z. Stanek, P. Vallely, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2018hdo
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18xf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:42:37.793 (70.65747) DEC = -53:16:02.24 (-53.26729)
Discovery date: 2018-10-08 01:40:48.000 (JD=2458399.57)
Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J04423745-5316010
Remarks: In several epochs, unknown redshift host galaxy, most likely in TESS Sector 3 field of view
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-08 01:40:48.000
Flux: 17.4 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-29 01:55:12
Limiting flux: 17.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018hdo