TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2819 [ 2016TNSTR.445....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-06-28 03:49:24
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 2016cyk
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16go
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:02:44.297 (195.68457) DEC = -26:56:27.24 (-26.9409)
Discovery date: 2016-06-27 02:52:48.000 (JD=2457566.62)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J13024397-2656276
Host redshift: 0.016054

Remarks: Confirmed with LCOGT 1-m images.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-06-27 02:52:48.000
Flux: 16.4 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-06-20 01:26:24
Limiting flux: 17.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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