TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 1311 [ 2016TNSTR.194....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-03-09 13:23:14
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2016aud
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16ct
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:13:54.295 (228.47623) DEC = +04:45:26.14 (4.75726)
Discovery date: 2016-03-06 11:45:36.000 (JD=2457453.99)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J151354.30+044525.7
Host redshift: 0.041934


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-03-06 11:45:36.000
Flux: 17.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-03-04 13:55:12
Limiting flux: 17.5 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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