TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 16317 [ 2018TNSTR..20....1B ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-01-07 14:06:15
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: AT 2018bh
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18ab
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:57:40.061 (14.41692) DEC = -41:52:23.41 (-41.87317)
Discovery date: 2018-01-06 19:26:24.000 (JD=2458125.31)
Potential host galaxy: LCRS B005521.0-420840
Host redshift: 0.024517
Remarks: Confirmed by J. Brimacombe
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-01-06 19:26:24.000
Flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-03 18:43:12
Limiting flux: 17.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018bh
Date Received (UTC): 2018-01-07 14:06:15
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: AT 2018bh
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18ab
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:57:40.061 (14.41692) DEC = -41:52:23.41 (-41.87317)
Discovery date: 2018-01-06 19:26:24.000 (JD=2458125.31)
Potential host galaxy: LCRS B005521.0-420840
Host redshift: 0.024517
Remarks: Confirmed by J. Brimacombe
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-01-06 19:26:24.000
Flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-03 18:43:12
Limiting flux: 17.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018bh