Discovery certificate for object 2016cpy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2586 [ 2016TNSTR.399....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-06-03 23:29:45
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

G. Masi, K. Z. Stanek, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016cpy
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16fs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:47:06.552 (221.7773) DEC = +11:35:41.64 (11.5949)
Discovery date: 2016-06-03 10:04:48.000 (JD=2457542.92)

Potential host galaxy: UGC 09523
Host redshift: 0.02909

Remarks: Confrirmed by G. Masi

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-06-03 10:04:48.000
Flux: 17.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Remarks: Marginal detection

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-23 08:09:36
Limiting flux: 16.55 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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