Discovery certificate for object 2018kad
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26510 [ 2018TNSTR1939....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-17 03:01:53
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

N. Castro, A. Clocchiatti, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018kad
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18abs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:33:12.454 (353.30189) DEC = -60:34:29.10 (-60.57475)
Discovery date: 2018-12-16 20:24:00.000 (JD=2458469.35)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J23331223-6034201
Host redshift: 0.014827

Remarks: Very young SN, confirmed by follow-up imaging; this galaxy was the host of ASASSN-14jg

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-16 20:24:00.000
Flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-15 20:38:24
Limiting flux: 18 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin


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