Discovery certificate for object 2018hle
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23639 [ 2018TNSTR1600....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-18 06:22:54
Sender: Dr. Weikang Zheng
Reporting Group: LOSS     Discovery Data Source: LOSS

Shaunak Modak, WeiKang Zheng, Alexei V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018hle
Discoverer internal name: kait-18av
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:39:28.104 (54.8670998) DEC = -13:07:01.92 (-13.1171999)
Discovery date: 2018-10-17 11:32:02.000 (JD=2458408.9805787)

Potential host galaxy: IC 340
Host redshift: 0.0139


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-17 11:32:02.000
Flux: 18 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-15 11:47:41
Limiting flux: 18.5 VegaMag
Filter: Clear-
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other


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