TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 1791 [ 2016TNSTR.287....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-04-13 05:27:03
Date made public:
Sender: Thomas Holoien
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

T. W.-S. Holoien, for the ASAS-SN Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016bmd
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16ek
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:20:24.300 (110.10125) DEC = +32:51:01.20 (32.850333)
Discovery date: 2016-04-12 06:57:36.000 (JD=2457490.79)

Potential host galaxy: GALEXASC J072024.60+325058.8


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-04-12 06:57:36.000
Flux: 16.4 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-04-09 06:28:48
Limiting flux: 17.7 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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