TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 18646 [ 2018TNSTR.654....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-05-17 16:08:53
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
J. V. Shields, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2018bsr
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18kl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:27:38.599 (291.91083) DEC = +61:56:48.59 (61.94683)
Discovery date: 2018-05-16 07:40:48.000 (JD=2458254.82)
Potential host galaxy: VII Zw 884
Remarks: In several epochs, nuclear source, so could also be an AGN or TDE, unknown redshift host
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-16 07:40:48.000
Flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-07 08:09:36
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018bsr
Date Received (UTC): 2018-05-17 16:08:53
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
J. V. Shields, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2018bsr
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18kl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:27:38.599 (291.91083) DEC = +61:56:48.59 (61.94683)
Discovery date: 2018-05-16 07:40:48.000 (JD=2458254.82)
Potential host galaxy: VII Zw 884
Remarks: In several epochs, nuclear source, so could also be an AGN or TDE, unknown redshift host
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-16 07:40:48.000
Flux: 17.2 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-07 08:09:36
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018bsr