Discovery certificate for object 2018aws
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17856 [ 2018TNSTR.519....1V ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-04-20 18:52:58
Sender: Andrew Drake
Reporting Group: SNHunt     Discovery Data Source: SNHunt

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

IAU Designation: SN 2018aws
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:22:18.768 (185.5782) DEC = +09:01:52.68 (9.0313)
Discovery date: 2018-04-20 06:22:02.000 (JD=2458228.7653009)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J122218.98+090153.1

Remarks: Detected on two nights.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-20 06:22:02.000
Flux: 21.4 ABMag
Filter: V-crts-CRTS
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: MLS 10K CCD.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-18 10:38:51
Limiting flux: 21.7 ABMag
Filter: V-crts-CRTS
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other

Remarks: MLS 10K CCD. Limit is based on four coadded images.

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