TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25683 [ 2018TNSTR2041....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-28 11:08:12
Date made public:
Sender: Mariusz Gromadzki
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

Mariusz Gromadzki, Łukasz Wyrzykowski (Warsaw) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018jen
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:41:33.260 (10.388583) DEC = -65:56:24.10 (-65.940028)
Discovery date: 2018-11-25 01:01:46.000 (JD=2458447.5429)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-SMC796.14-1117.146-1391.103


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-25 01:01:46.000
Flux: 19.561 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-05 00:58:03
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/2018jen