OAUNI optical observation of the supernova ASASSN-15lp
ATel #7956; A. Pereyra (Geophysical Institute of Peru - IGP, Astronomy Area), W. Cori (National University of Engineering - UNI, Astronomy Group - GA, Peru), E. Meza (l'Observatoire de Paris, France), J. Ricra, J. Tello, M. Zevallos (UNI, GA, Peru)
on 26 Aug 2015; 19:21 UT
Credential Certification: Antonio Pereyra (apereyra@igp.gob.pe)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae
During the commissioning runs of the National University of Engineering's Astronomical Observatory (OAUNI) project, we report optical imaging of the Type Ia SN ASASSN-15lp (ATel #7691, ATel #7692) on 2015-07-17.352 (UT). The measurement was gathered using the OAUNI 51cm telescope at the Huancayo Observatory, Peru (3300 masl at the central peruvian Andes). The observation was made under non-photometric clear skies and through an airmass of 1.4. A 180-second exposure in V filter yielded V = (15.86 +/- 0.05) mag. The zero point calibration was obtained using comparison stars in the neighborhood of the field. Our measurement is 28 days after the discovery (ATel #7691) and caution must be taken for contamination with the host galaxy.
The OAUNI project is supported by UNI, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and IGP.
