TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2820 [ 2016TNSTR.446....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-06-28 17:40:10
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 2016cyl
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16gp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:16:42.770 (199.178208) DEC = -55:17:59.89 (-55.299969)
Discovery date: 2016-06-27 03:36:00.000 (JD=2457566.65)

Potential host galaxy: WKK 2066


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-06-27 03:36:00.000
Flux: 16.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-28 06:00:00
Limiting flux: 17.3 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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