TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17067 [ 2018TNSTR.272....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-26 21:18:34
Date made public:
Sender: Andrew Drake
Reporting Group: SNHunt     Discovery Data Source: SNHunt

Nikolay Mishevskiy on behalf of CRTS report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018yo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:41:11.136 (190.2964) DEC = -01:35:20.40 (-1.589)
Discovery date: 2018-02-26 10:11:38.000 (JD=2458175.9247454)

Potential host galaxy: UGC 7840
Host redshift: 0.0133


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-02-26 10:11:38.000
Flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: V-crts-CRTS
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: MLS 10K CCD

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-03-28 05:38:00
Limiting flux: 21.5 ABMag
Filter: V-crts-CRTS
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: MLS 4K CCD

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