Discovery certificate for object 2018lj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 16654 [ 2018TNSTR.123....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-01-26 23:02:30
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 2018lj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:50:35.120 (27.646333) DEC = -73:18:55.90 (-73.315528)
Discovery date: 2018-01-26 01:36:12.000 (JD=2458144.56681)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-MBR103.28-1680.731-1718.536

Remarks: transient located far from the large elliptical galaxy (about 9.4 arcsec)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-01-26 01:36:12.000
Flux: 21.247 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Remarks: host subtracted magnitude

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-16 02:16:03
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/2018lj