TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4120 [ 2016TNSTR.534....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-08 19:13:47
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 2016eso
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16in
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:59:30.043 (74.87518) DEC = -28:51:39.17 (-28.86088)
Discovery date: 2016-08-08 09:50:24.000 (JD=2457608.91)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 422- G 019
Host redshift: 0.016064


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-08 09:50:24.000
Flux: 17.3 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-04 08:38:24
Limiting flux: 17.5 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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