TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22931 [ 2018TNSTR1406....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-18 17:42:19
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Source Group: ATLAS
J. Tonry, B. Stalder, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), A. Rest (STScI), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, M. Fulton, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2018gqe
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS18vli
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:54:06.686 (73.52786) DEC = +48:54:01.04 (48.90029)
Discovery date: 2018-09-17 14:29:45 (JD=2458379.1039931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-17 14:29:45
Flux: 18.709 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-15 15:02:52
Limiting flux: 19.59 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2018gqe
Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-18 17:42:19
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Source Group: ATLAS
J. Tonry, B. Stalder, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), A. Rest (STScI), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, M. Fulton, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2018gqe
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS18vli
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:54:06.686 (73.52786) DEC = +48:54:01.04 (48.90029)
Discovery date: 2018-09-17 14:29:45 (JD=2458379.1039931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-17 14:29:45
Flux: 18.709 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-15 15:02:52
Limiting flux: 19.59 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2018gqe