TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2816 [ 2016TNSTR.441....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-06-24 15:44:26
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: SN 2016cyh
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16gm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:03:48.991 (300.95413) DEC = -60:15:25.24 (-60.25701)
Discovery date: 2016-06-24 07:12:00.000 (JD=2457563.8)

Potential host galaxy: GALEXASC J200348.67-601528.7

Remarks: Unknown redshift host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-06-24 07:12:00.000
Flux: 16.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-06-21 03:36:00
Limiting flux: 16.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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