Discovery certificate for object 2016adq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 805 [ 2016TNSTR.100....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-10 05:00:45
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

I. Cruz (Cruz Observatory), J. Brimacombe (Coral Towers Observatory), K. Z. Stanek (OSU), for the ASAS-SN Team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016adq
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16bp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:06:44.366 (211.68486) DEC = +71:53:15.25 (71.88757)
Discovery date: 2016-02-09 14:24:00.000 (JD=2457428.1)

Potential host galaxy: CGCG 336-041
Host redshift: 0.034194


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-09 14:24:00.000
Flux: 16.6 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Remarks: Many marginal detections between Jan. 28th and Feb. 9th.

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-01-26 13:55:12
Limiting flux: 16.25 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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