TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24442 [ 2018TNSTR1733....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-08 14:58:54
Date made public:
Sender: Lukasz Wyrzykowski
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

Lukasz Wyrzykowski report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018idq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:22:45.010 (50.687542) DEC = -73:04:08.60 (-73.069056)
Discovery date: 2018-11-08 04:08:53.000 (JD=2458430.67284)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-MBR132.04-398.782-1257.649

Remarks: transient already declining next to a galaxy, 4.4 arcsec away from the centre

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-08 04:08:53.000
Flux: 20.657 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Remarks: first detection

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-18 05:05:56
Limiting flux: 22 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope


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