Discovery certificate for object 2016blb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 1761 [ 2016TNSTR.245....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-03-30 12:52:54
Sender: Mr. Jonathan Brown
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

J. S. Brown, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016blb
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16dm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:37:20.639 (174.335996) DEC = -04:54:36.84 (-4.910233)
Discovery date: 2016-03-30 06:57:36.000 (JD=2457477.79)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J11372059-0454450
Host redshift: 0.0183


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-03-30 06:57:36.000
Flux: 16.5 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-03-20 10:33:36
Limiting flux: 16.7 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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