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Name
  SN 2018cow  
AAVSO UID
000-BMR-673 (435 observations)  
Constellation
Hercules Sequence
J2000.0
16 16 00.22 +22 16 04.9  (244.00092 +22.26803) Search nearby
B1950.0 16 13 51.11 +22 23 28.5
Galactic coord. 38.677 +43.593
Other names

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AT 2018cow ATLAS18qqn Gaia18bqa
ZTF18abcfcoo    
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Variability type
SN Ic-BL
Spectral type --
Mag. range
13.6 - <22 V
Discoverer ATLAS
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Remarks
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1 Schmeer, Patrick Radio emission detected on 2018 July 03/04 at 5 GHz with a flux density of ~170 microJy. The position of the radio source is at RA = 16h16m00.2244s, Dec = +22°16'04.890" (J2000; a few mas positional uncertainty) (ATel #11819).
2 Schmeer, Patrick 3.46" S, 4.86" W of the core of CGCG 137-068 (2018ATel11727....1S).
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References
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1 A. Horesh; J. Moldon; R. Beswick; et. al., 2018, ATel #11819 2018ATel11819....1H
2 Y. Sharma; H. Ko; C. Fremling; et. al., 2018, ATel #11798 2018ATel11798....1S
3 L. Izzo; A. de Ugarte Postigo; D. A. Kann; et. al., 2018, ATel #11753 2018ATel11753....1I
4 D. Xu; J. Wang; L. Xin; et al., 2018, ATel #11740 2018ATel11740....1X
5 S. J. Smartt; P. Clark; K. W. Smith; et. al., 2018, ATel #11727 2018ATel11727....1S
6 Gaia alerts, 2018 (online data) --
7 Transient Name Server, 2018 (online data) --
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6 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-07-05 21:27 UTC Remark and reference added.
5 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-06-30 09:34 UTC ZTF designation added from 2018ATel11798....1S.
4 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-06-29 21:35 UTC Primary name and type from Transient Name Server (TNS). Position from Gaia alerts.
3 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-06-21 21:13 UTC Type from 2018ATel11753....1I.
2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2018-06-21 03:00 UTC Type from 2018ATel11740....1X.
1 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-06-19 01:03 UTC Position and maximum magnitude from Transient Name Server.

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