TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12313 [ 2017TNSTR.723....1W ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-02 01:58:05
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
W. Wiethoff, G. Stone, R. Post, J. Brimacombe, E. Falco, J. L. Prieto, K. Z. Stanek report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2017fbr
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17ir
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:40:59.691 (235.248713) DEC = +51:26:16.53 (51.437925)
Discovery date: 2017-06-25 10:04:48.000 (JD=2457929.92)
Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J15405965+5126159
Host redshift: 0.037026
Remarks: In several epochs, confirmed via follow-up images, close to the nucleus
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-25 10:04:48.000
Flux: 17.5 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-21 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 17.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017fbr
Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-02 01:58:05
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
W. Wiethoff, G. Stone, R. Post, J. Brimacombe, E. Falco, J. L. Prieto, K. Z. Stanek report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2017fbr
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17ir
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:40:59.691 (235.248713) DEC = +51:26:16.53 (51.437925)
Discovery date: 2017-06-25 10:04:48.000 (JD=2457929.92)
Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J15405965+5126159
Host redshift: 0.037026
Remarks: In several epochs, confirmed via follow-up images, close to the nucleus
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-25 10:04:48.000
Flux: 17.5 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-21 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 17.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017fbr