ZTF18adbckox

53.592452, -1.589984

Discovery Date: 2018-12-29 06:23:22 UTC
Discovery MJD: 58481.27
Disc g-Mag: 18.04±0.06
Latest Date: 2019-02-26 03:00:35 UTC
Latest MJD: 58540.13
Latest r-Mag: 19.28±0.11
Peak Mag 17.46±0.05 (g-band)
Peak Date 2019-01-10 04:34:31
Peak MJD 58493.19
Detection Count 17 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 03:34:22.188, -01:35:23.941
Galactic Coords 186.750651, -43.376458
Ecliptic Coords 50.785693, -20.210567

Transient Name Server

SN Ia SN2018lem

The transient was discovered on 29th December 2018 at 06:23:23 (MJD 58481.27) by ZTF as ZTF18adbckox with a discovery magnitude of r = 18.14. It was subsequently classified as a SN Ia at z = 0.050.

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with GALEXASCJ033421.92-013522.0; an unknown-mag UvS found in the NED catalogue. It's located 1.94 arcsec S, 3.87 arcsec E from the UvS centre.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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