ASASSN-16ov: Discovery of A Probable Supernova in NPM1G +01.0158
ATel #9875; R. S. Post (Post Astronomy), J. Brimacombe (Coral Towers Observatory), T. W.-S. Holoien, K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, J. S. Brown, T. A. Thompson, J. Shields (Ohio State), B. J. Shappee (Hubble Fellow, Carnegie Observatories), J. L. Prieto (Diego Portales; MAS), D. Bersier (LJMU), Subo Dong, S. Bose, Ping Chen (KIAA-PKU), .M. Fernandez (Observatory Inmaculada del Molino), S. Kiyota (Variable Star Observers League in Japan), G. Masi (Virtual Telescope Project, Ceccano, Italy), G. Stone (Sierra Remote Observatories)
on 19 Dec 2016; 02:18 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Thomas Holoien (tholoien@astronomy.ohio-state.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
During the ongoing All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN or "Assassin"), using data from the quadruple 14-cm "Brutus" telescope in Haleakala, Hawaii, we discovered a new transient source, most likely a supernova, in the galaxy NPM1G +01.0158.
ASASSN-16ov (AT 2016ixb) was discovered in images obtained on UT 2016-12-17.29 at V~17.6 mag. We do not detect (V>17.1) the object in images taken on UT 2016-12-15.42 and before. Images obtained on UT 2016-12-18 by R. S. Post and J. Brimacombe confirm the discovery of the transient. This figure shows the archival DSS image of the host (left) and the J. Brimacombe confirmation image (right). The red circle has a radius of 5" and is centered on the position of the transient in the J. Brimacombe image.
The position of ASASSN-16ov is approximately 0.40" North and 0.03" East from the center of the galaxy NPM1G +01.0158 (z=0.028343, d=119 Mpc, via NED), giving an absolute V-band magnitude of approximately -17.9 (m-M=35.37, A_V=0.161). Properties of the new source and photometry are summarized in the tables below:
Object RA (J2000) DEC (J2000) Disc. UT Date Disc. V mag Approx. Abs. Mag Offset from Host (")
ASASSN-16ov 04:53:59.79 +01:57:46.21 2016-12-17.29 17.6 -17.9 0.4
Obs. UT Date V mag
2016-12-15.42 >17.1
2016-12-17.29 17.6
Follow-up observations are encouraged.
While we are participating in the TNS system to minimize potential confusion, ASAS-SN will continue using ASASSN-16xx transient names as our primary nomenclature (including supernovae, but also other classes of transients), and we encourage others to do the same. We prefer merging the names as ASASSN-16xx (AT2016xyz) to preserve, rather than anonymize, the origin of the transient.
We thank Las Cumbres Observatory and its staff for their continued support of ASAS-SN. ASAS-SN is supported by NSF grant AST-1515927, the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) at OSU, the Chinese Academy of Sciences South America Center for Astronomy (CASSACA), and the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation. For more information about the ASAS-SN project, see the ASAS-SN Homepage and the list of all ASAS-SN transients.
