Discovery certificate for object 2018yh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17055 [ 2018TNSTR.265....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-24 19:18:06
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: SN 2018yh
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-18dt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:09:01.379 (212.255746) DEC = -30:33:26.46 (-30.55735)
Discovery date: 2018-02-24 06:00:00.000 (JD=2458173.75)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J14090127-3033321
Host redshift: 0.023436

Remarks: In several epochs, confirmed by follow-up imaging

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-02-24 06:00:00.000
Flux: 16.5 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-02-17 05:02:24
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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