Discovery certificate for object 2018gfj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22582 [ 2018TNSTR1364....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-12 12:18:08
Sender: Dr. Lukasz Wyrzykowski
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

Lukasz Wyrzykowski report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018gfj
Discoverer internal name: SMC811.10.398.58.3778.90
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:21:30.990 (20.379125) DEC = -63:55:41.30 (-63.928139)
Discovery date: 2018-09-12 06:45:34.000 (JD=2458373.78165)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-SMC811.10-399.105-3779.444

Remarks: rising transient in the centre of a spiral face-on galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-12 06:45:34.000
Flux: 20.109 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-03 07:48:01
Limiting flux: 22 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope


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