TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 7680 [ 2017TNSTR..22....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-05 09:35:14
Date made public:
Sender: Subo Dong
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

Richard Post, Subo Dong, K. Stanek for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2017ah
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17ad
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:10:01.955 (167.508146) DEC = +63:38:34.16 (63.642822)
Discovery date: 2017-01-04 13:16:36.000 (JD=2457758.0531944)

Potential host galaxy: CGCG 314-011
Host redshift: 0.032863


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-04 13:16:36.000
Flux: 17.35 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-03 14:16:03
Limiting flux: 17.58 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017ah