TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14580 [ 2017TNSTR1240....1K ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-11 15:39:43
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
R. Koff, J. Brimacombe, G. Stone, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2017hyw
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17oq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:58:08.208 (14.5342) DEC = -10:07:13.62 (-10.12045)
Discovery date: 2017-11-10 03:36:00.000 (JD=2458067.65)
Potential host galaxy: MCG -02-03-051
Host redshift: 0.051015
Remarks: In several epochs, nuclear source, so could also be a TDE
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-11-10 03:36:00.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-29 01:55:12
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017hyw
Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-11 15:39:43
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN
R. Koff, J. Brimacombe, G. Stone, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2017hyw
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17oq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:58:08.208 (14.5342) DEC = -10:07:13.62 (-10.12045)
Discovery date: 2017-11-10 03:36:00.000 (JD=2458067.65)
Potential host galaxy: MCG -02-03-051
Host redshift: 0.051015
Remarks: In several epochs, nuclear source, so could also be a TDE
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-11-10 03:36:00.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-29 01:55:12
Limiting flux: 18.3 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017hyw