Discovery certificate for object 2016I
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11 [ 2016TNSTR..15....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-12 23:11:02
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

Stanek, Brown, Holoien, Kochanek, Godoy-Rivera, Basu, Shappee, Prieto, Bersier, Dong, Chen, Brimacombe report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016I
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16ai
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:39:44.733 (219.936387) DEC = +23:23:43.27 (23.395353)
Discovery date: 2016-01-12 13:40:47.000 (JD=2457400.0699884)

Potential host galaxy: UGC 09450
Host redshift: 0.0149


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-12 13:40:47.000
Flux: 17.1 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-12-24 14:38:24
Limiting flux: 16.7 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016I