TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 162132 [ 2022TNSTR3033....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-10-18 22:48:50
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 2018mdm
Discoverer internal name: SNAD236
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:30:39.444 (232.66435) DEC = +33:29:34.33 (33.49287)
Discovery date: 2018-03-25 09:09:20.736 (JD=2458202.8814916)


Remarks: Transient identified by SNAD Miner (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.11555.pdf). See more info at: https://ztf.snad.space/view/678112400010966

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-25 09:09:20.736
Flux: 18.82 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: For the first photometric point reference magnitude is 18.82 mag. ZTF DR OID 678112400010966 (zg). ZTF Alert ID ZTF18aagskqm.

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

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