TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 1229 [ 2016TNSTR.168....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-03-02 04:40:55
Date made public:
Sender: Thomas Holoien
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

Thomas Holoien report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016aqz
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16ch
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:11:58.000 (197.991667) DEC = +14:33:58.98 (14.566383)
Discovery date: 2016-03-01 14:24:00.000 (JD=2457449.1)

Potential host galaxy: CGCG 101-008
Host redshift: 0.026658


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-03-01 14:24:00.000
Flux: 16.9 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-02-21 09:36:00
Limiting flux: 17.1 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016aqz