TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17059 [ 2018TNSTR.269....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-26 01:30:21
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 2018yj
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18dv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:03:19.658 (75.83191) DEC = -10:58:20.24 (-10.97229)
Discovery date: 2018-02-25 02:24:00.000 (JD=2458174.6)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J05031988-1058163

Remarks: In several epochs, unknown redshift, blue host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-02-25 02:24:00.000
Flux: 17 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-02-14 01:26:24
Limiting flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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