TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10963 [ 2017TNSTR.477....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-25 00:16:45
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

S. Dong, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2017dhr
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17fk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:46:47.270 (86.696958) DEC = -16:47:00.30 (-16.783417)
Discovery date: 2017-04-20 23:31:12.000 (JD=2457864.48)

Potential host galaxy: NGC 2076
Host redshift: 0.007145

Remarks: In several epochs, on the rise, near the core, but offset, confirmed with LCO images; close to the position of SN 2003hx

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-04-20 23:31:12.000
Flux: 16.9 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-04-12 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 17 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017dhr