TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24440 [ 2018TNSTR1728....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-08 14:04:41
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 2018ido
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18zp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:15:27.449 (18.86437) DEC = -31:23:55.25 (-31.39868)
Discovery date: 2018-11-08 04:33:36.000 (JD=2458430.69)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J01152744-3123520
Host redshift: 0.0531

Remarks: Present in several epochs

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-08 04:33:36.000
Flux: 17.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-28 03:21:36
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/2018ido