TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 162061 [ 2022TNSTR3033....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-10-18 19:15:31
Date made public:
Sender: SNAD_bot
Reporting Group: SNAD     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Patrick Aleo (UIUC) on behalf of the SNAD team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018mcv
Discoverer internal name: SNAD219
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:02:11.059 (225.54608) DEC = +68:52:46.16 (68.87949)
Discovery date: 2018-04-15 07:46:05.952 (JD=2458223.8236789)


Remarks: Transient identified by SNAD Miner (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.11555.pdf). See more info at: https://ztf.snad.space/view/846108100005307

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-15 07:46:05.952
Flux: 20.78 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: For the first photometric point reference magnitude is 20.78 mag. ZTF DR OID 846108100005307 (zg). ZTF Alert ID ZTF18aamhavw.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

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