26621 | 2018-12-18 20:11:07 | PS1_Bot1 | K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, A. Schultz, T. Lowe, J. Bulger (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota), D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast) | Pan-STARRS | Pan-STARRS | 00:43:44.545 | +41:27:52.00 | 2018-12-15 07:23:31.000 | 19.12 | i-P1 | | PSN | PS18ceg | Pan-STARRS | |
26100 | 2018-12-10 11:20:59 | ZTF_AMPEL_NEW | J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF | ZTF | ZTF | 00:43:44.546 | +41:27:51.89 | 2018-11-28 06:18:16.000 | 17.5091 | r-ZTF | | PSN | ZTF18acrjydf | ZTF | |
25852 | 2018-12-04 12:03:28 | ZTF_AMPEL_NEW | J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF | ZTF | ZTF | 00:43:44.546 | +41:27:51.93 | 2018-11-28 06:18:16.000 | 16.5477 | g-ZTF | | PSN | ZTF18acrjydf | ZTF | |
25718 | 2018-11-29 18:40:48 | ATLAS_Bot1 | J. Tonry, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, H. Flewelling (IfA, University of Hawaii), B. Stalder (LSST), A. Rest (STScI), C. Stubbs (Harvard University), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, K. Maguire, S. J. Prentice, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark, M. Magee, M. Fulton, A. McCormack (Queen's University Belfast), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota) | ATLAS | ATLAS | 00:43:44.544 | +41:27:51.99 | 2018-11-28 08:13:55.000 | 16.389 | orange-ATLAS | | PSN | ATLAS18zny | ATLAS | |
25550 | 2018-11-26 19:45:07 | George Carey | George Carey | | | 00:43:44.560 | +41:27:52.40 | 2018-11-26 18:49:10.000 | 18.9 | Clear- | | PNV | | | |
Comments
TNS System (WIS)
Sun, 06/23/2019 - 10:45
Object coordinates updated
Object coordinates updated according to AT-report 26621 of Group Pan-STARRS1
Previous RA, DEC: 00:43:44.560, +41:27:52.40 (10.935667, +41.464556)
Updated RA, DEC: 00:43:44.545, +41:27:52.00 (10.9356026195, 41.4644457485)
George Carey (Bromsgrove Astronomical Society, Member of 'The Astronomer' SN and nova search team, Member of the BAA)
Fri, 11/30/2018 - 13:54
Classification as nova
28 Nov 2018; 13:54 UT
Liverpool Telescope - "spectrum indicates that AT2018jas is a classical nova eruption in M31 that has been caught in the early Fe II-curtain phase (immediately post-fireball)"
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=12245
George Carey (Bromsgrove Astronomical Society, Member of 'The Astronomer' SN and nova search team, Member of the BAA)
Tue, 11/27/2018 - 00:18
Confirmation image
Image by Denis Buczynski - MPC Code I81 Tarbatness Observatory, 2018-11-26 23:21:34
Stack, 10 x 120 seconds
George Carey (Bromsgrove Astronomical Society, Member of 'The Astronomer' SN and nova search team, Member of the BAA)
Mon, 11/26/2018 - 23:59
Confirmation image
Image taken by Peter Birtwhistle 2018-11-26 22:31:18 UT
Magnitude 18.5
George Carey (Bromsgrove Astronomical Society, Member of 'The Astronomer' SN and nova search team, Member of the BAA)
Mon, 11/26/2018 - 21:06
AT 2018jas
Object visible on 6 consecutive images, 600 seconds each. Now obscured by cloud.
Image attached.