TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 162062 [ 2022TNSTR3033....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-10-18 19:19:25
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 2018mcw
Discoverer internal name: SNAD220
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:49:25.044 (192.35435) DEC = +36:34:03.68 (36.56769)
Discovery date: 2018-05-04 05:35:29.472 (JD=2458242.7329752)


Remarks: Transient identified by SNAD Miner (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.11555.pdf). See more info at: https://ztf.snad.space/view/672113100005681

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-04 05:35:29.472
Flux: 20.82 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: For the first photometric point reference magnitude is 20.82 mag. ZTF DR OID 672113100005681 (zg). ZTF Alert ID ZTF18aaqptgz.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

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