[vsnet-outburst 21977] ASASSN-18fs: new transient (13.2 mag) in Carina

Tue Mar 20 07:36:04 JST 2018

ASASSN-18fs (UG:)

RA 10h00m01.12s, DEC -66°25'42.26" (J2000.0)
2018 Mar. 19.31 UT, V= 13.2 mag
Discoverer: All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)

"ASAS-SN Discovery of a Possible Galactic Nova ASASSN-18fs" (ATel #11442):
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=11442

ASASSN-18fs 20180317.28 <176V ASN
ASASSN-18fs 20180319.31  132V ASN

Spectroscopy and time-resolved photometry are urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick