TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12322 [ 2017TNSTR.721....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-02 18:34:33
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: AT 2017fby
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17it
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:32:50.026 (23.20844) DEC = -12:36:14.36 (-12.60399)
Discovery date: 2017-07-01 13:55:12.000 (JD=2457936.08)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J01325005-1236127
Host redshift: 0.043513

Remarks: In two epochs, confirmed by R. Post

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-01 13:55:12.000
Flux: 17.1 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-24 14:24:00
Limiting flux: 17.6 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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