TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8349 [ 2017TNSTR.126....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-29 04:05:30
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 2017wi
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17bp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:02:08.628 (30.53595) DEC = -17:59:56.40 (-17.999)
Discovery date: 2017-01-29 01:10:33.000 (JD=2457782.5489931)

Potential host galaxy: GALEXASC J020208.73-175958.3

Remarks: Unknown redshift host, in several epochs

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-29 01:10:33.000
Flux: 17.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-14 01:52:19
Limiting flux: 17.4 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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