TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11200 [ 2017TNSTR.501....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-05-01 19:49:28
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2017dps
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17fr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:36:40.039 (204.166829) DEC = -33:58:01.29 (-33.967025)
Discovery date: 2017-05-01 06:28:48.000 (JD=2457874.77)

Potential host galaxy: IC 4296
Host redshift: 0.012465

Remarks: In two epochs, on the rise, confirmed by B. Nicholls

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-05-01 06:28:48.000
Flux: 16.6 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-04-27 03:07:12
Limiting flux: 17.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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