Discovery certificate for object 2017gas
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13054 [ 2017TNSTR.862....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-13 03:30:21
Sender: Prof. Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

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

IAU Designation: SN 2017gas
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-17kr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:17:11.345 (304.29727) DEC = +58:12:09.00 (58.2025)
Discovery date: 2017-08-10 09:36:00.000 (JD=2457975.9)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J20171114+5812094

Remarks: In two epochs, unknown redshift host

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-10 09:36:00.000
Flux: 16.9 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-05 06:43:12
Limiting flux: 17.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Brutus
Telescope: ASASSN-Brutus


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017gas