TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14413 [ 2017TNSTR1203....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-03 11:52:46
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2017htb
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17oc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:09:38.690 (332.41121) DEC = +17:39:40.10 (17.66114)
Discovery date: 2017-11-02 04:33:36.000 (JD=2458059.69)

Potential host galaxy: KUG 2207+174
Host redshift: 0.026852

Remarks: In two epochs; first SN candidate from the new "Henrietta Leavitt" telescope

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-11-02 04:33:36.000
Flux: 16.7 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-26 01:55:12
Limiting flux: 18.6 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Leavitt
Telescope: ASASSN-Leavitt


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