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Observation: AT2018joj (x2)

AT2018foj, Type unknown in LEDA 2776701
Discovered 2018-08-27.465 by Gaia, mag 18.93 at discovery
R.A. = 04h23m37s.892, Decl. = +78°29’19”.90

Observer: Cedric Raguenaud, SW France, GSNST
2018-08-31.972
Approx mag 18.74CV ±0.08, ZP=29.668mag
0.25m/f4 reflector + CCMOS 0.5″/pixel
6x300s, bin 1×1

Observer: Cedric Raguenaud, SW France, GSNST
2018-09-04.907
Approx mag 18.42CV ±0.04, ZP=29.539mag
0.25m/f4 reflector + CCMOS 0.5″/pixel
6x300s, bin 1×1

AT2018foj appears to be getting brighter.

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Observation: AT2018frz

AT2018frz, Type unknown
Discovered 2018-08-31.48 by ATLAS, mag 16.468 at discovery
R.A. = 22h31m23s.000, Decl. = +33°30’57”.20

Observer: Cedric Raguenaud, SW France, GSNST
2018-09-04.854
Approx mag 16.26CV ±0.00, ZP=29.081mag
0.25m/f4 reflector + CCMOS 0.5″/pixel
6x300s, bin 1×1

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Observation: 2017eaw (the supernova that won’t quit)

2017eaw, Type IIP in NGC 6946
Discovered 2017-05-14.238 by Patrick Wiggins, mag 12.8 at discovery
R.A. = 20h34m44s.238, Decl. = +60°11’36”.00

Observer: Cedric Raguenaud, SW France, GSNST
2018-09-04.830
Approx mag 19.47CV ±0.03, ZP=29.423mag
0.25m/f4 reflector, CCMOS 0.5″/pixel
6x300s, bin 1×1

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Observation: AT2018fsy

AT2018fsy, Type unknown in M31
Discovered 2018/09/02.965 by Emmanuel Conseil, mag 18.2 at discovery
R.A. = 00h44m19s.850, Decl. = +41°29’26”.50

Observer: Cedric Raguenaud, SW France, GSNST
2018-09-04.885
Approx mag 17.54CV ±0.01, ZP=29.217mag
0.25m/f4 reflector + CCMOS 0.5″/pixel
6x300s, bin 1×1

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Verification: AT2018ftn (GSNST 2018-ad)

AT2018ftn (GSNST018-ad), Type unknown
Discovered 2018-09-04.401 by GSNST, mag 17.29 at discovery
R.A. = 01h25m17s.870, Decl. = +09°39’00”.06

Observer: Cedric Raguenaud, SW France, GSNST
2018-09-05.000
Not visible. Note the coordinates aren’t clear: LSPM J0125+0939 (high proper motion) is reported 01:25:17.57 +09:39:03.20 in SIMBAD but is visible at 01:25:17.95 +09:39:00.0. The candidate’s location is 01:25:17.457 +09:39:05.33, which is extremely close to LSPM J0125+0939’s official location.
0.25m/f4 reflector + CCMOS 0.5″/pixel
6x300s, bin 1×1

More observation might be required.