Discovery certificate for object 2016cdb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2248 [ 2016TNSTR.353....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-05-16 17:33:28
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 2016cdb
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16fd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:21:29.325 (335.372187) DEC = -22:15:46.05 (-22.262792)
Discovery date: 2016-05-15 09:07:12.000 (JD=2457523.88)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J22212881-2215454
Host redshift: 0.023906


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-05-15 09:07:12.000
Flux: 16.3 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-04-08 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 15.6 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


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