TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 16919 [ 2018TNSTR.212....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-13 17:58:18
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2018tz
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18cp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:05:56.791 (166.48663) DEC = +37:37:30.50 (37.62514)
Discovery date: 2018-02-13 06:43:12.000 (JD=2458162.78)

Potential host galaxy: KUG 1103+378
Host redshift: 0.047199

Remarks: In several epochs, nuclear transient, so could be a TDE

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-02-13 06:43:12.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-02-11 06:57:36
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt


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