TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15530 [ 2017TNSTR1468....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-25 04:41:14
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2017jdy
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17rj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:49:32.815 (57.38673) DEC = -26:52:17.33 (-26.87148)
Discovery date: 2017-12-24 02:38:24.000 (JD=2458111.61)


Remarks: In several epochs, possible faint blue host seen in PS1 images

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-24 02:38:24.000
Flux: 18 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-12-18 03:07:12
Limiting flux: 17.8 ABMag
Filter: g-Sloan
Instrument: Paczynski
Telescope: ASASSN-Paczynski


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