Discovery certificate for object 2016cct
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2236 [ 2016TNSTR.343....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-05-12 14:14:19
Sender: Mr. Jonathan Brown
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2016cct
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16fa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:25:35.741 (171.398921) DEC = +32:19:17.48 (32.321522)
Discovery date: 2016-05-12 08:38:24.000 (JD=2457520.86)

Potential host galaxy: UGC 06434
Host redshift: 0.034334


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-05-12 08:38:24.000
Flux: 16.9 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-04 08:52:48
Limiting flux: 17.9 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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