Discovery certificate for object 2018aus
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17780 [ 2018TNSTR.496....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-04-16 04:22:07
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2018aus
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18ia
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:00:11.088 (165.0462) DEC = -36:31:38.93 (-36.52748)
Discovery date: 2018-04-14 22:33:36.000 (JD=2458223.44)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J11001114-3631436

Remarks: In several epochs, unknown redshift host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-14 22:33:36.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-08 22:19:12
Limiting flux: 18.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Payne-Gaposchkin
Telescope: ASASSN-Payne-Gaposchkin


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