Discovery certificate for object 2005ni
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17079 [ 2018TNSTR.277....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-28 17:01:23
Sender: Mr. Claude Cornen
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

Claude Cornen report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2005ni
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:07:01.942 (196.758090525) DEC = +16:00:41.84 (16.011622399)
Discovery date: 2005-06-05 06:25:57.000 (JD=2453526.7680208)

Potential host galaxy: IC 0848
Host redshift: 0.053


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2005-06-05 06:25:57.000
Flux: 19.45 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: SDSS-Spec
Telescope: Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: DECam Legacy Survey (DECaLS)

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2005ni