ZTF18achdidy

170.910920, 25.997736

Discovery Date: 2018-11-10 11:47:06 UTC
Discovery MJD: 58432.49
Disc g-Mag: 18.65±0.09
Latest Date: 2019-01-11 10:52:31 UTC
Latest MJD: 58494.45
Latest r-Mag: 20.57±0.17
Peak Mag 18.64±0.07 (g-band)
Peak Date 2018-11-16 11:41:04
Peak MJD 58438.49
Detection Count 14 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 11:23:38.621, 25:59:51.849
Galactic Coords 211.231105, 70.360533
Ecliptic Coords 161.056056, 20.223716

Transient Name Server

SLSN-I SN2018jfo

The transient was discovered on 10th November 2018 at 11:47:02 (MJD 58432.49) by ZTF as ZTF18achdidy with a discovery magnitude of g = 18.65. It was subsequently classified as a SLSN-I at z = 0.163.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with RCS04101104510; a 23.30 mag galaxy found in the NED catalogue. It's located 0.25 arcsec N, 0.95 arcsec E from the galaxy centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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