TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8321 [ 2017TNSTR.119....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-28 17:20:51
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017vu
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17bn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:59:23.921 (134.84967) DEC = -09:52:29.32 (-9.87481)
Discovery date: 2017-01-21 10:04:48.000 (JD=2457774.92)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J08592386-0952291
Host redshift: 0.044507

Remarks: In several epochs, very close to the core of the host galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-21 10:04:48.000
Flux: 17.6 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-18 03:21:36
Limiting flux: 18 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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