Discovery certificate for object 2018aqi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17630 [ 2018TNSTR.447....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-04-06 16:11:20
Sender: Prof. 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 2018aqi
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18hb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:48:25.363 (162.10568) DEC = -25:09:35.82 (-25.15995)
Discovery date: 2018-04-06 01:40:48.000 (JD=2458214.57)

Potential host galaxy: NGC 3393
Host redshift: 0.012509


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-06 01:40:48.000
Flux: 16.4 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-02 03:21:36
Limiting flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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