Discovery certificate for object 2018hxj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24064 [ 2018TNSTR1710....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-06 14:49:55
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018hxj
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18zh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:33:56.429 (23.48512) DEC = -39:05:08.81 (-39.08578)
Discovery date: 2018-11-06 06:00:00.000 (JD=2458428.75)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 297-IG 001
Host redshift: 0.029687

Remarks: In several epochs, on the rise

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-06 06:00:00.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-31 06:14:24
Limiting flux: 17.6 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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