TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14692 [ 2017TNSTR1253....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-14 12:52:21
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

J. Brimacombe, J. V. Shields, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017ict
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17ox
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:25:01.855 (6.25773) DEC = -37:59:06.72 (-37.9852)
Discovery date: 2017-11-11 03:50:24.000 (JD=2458068.66)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J00250080-3759089

Remarks: In several epochs, unknown redshift host galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-11-11 03:50:24.000
Flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-06 05:16:48
Limiting flux: 18 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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