Discovery certificate for object 2016enk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3977 [ 2016TNSTR.511....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-03 11:25:51
Sender: Prof. Subo Dong
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

Subo Dong, B. Shappee, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016enk
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16hy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:29.535 (231.623063) DEC = +41:44:03.85 (41.734403)
Discovery date: 2016-08-03 07:07:18.000 (JD=2457603.7967361)

Potential host galaxy: UGC 09857
Host redshift: 0.007799


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-03 07:07:18.000
Flux: 17.54 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-27 07:55:05
Limiting flux: 18.57 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


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