ASASSN-17jt and ASASSN-17jw: Discovery of Two ASAS-SN Supernovae

ATel #10606; J. Brimacombe (Coral Towers Observatory), G. Stone (Sierra Remote Observatories), J. M. Fernandez (Observatory Inmaculada del Molino), G. Masi (Virtual Telescope Project, Ceccano, Italy), J. S. Brown, K. Z. Stanek, T. W.-S. Holoien, C. S. Kochanek, J. Shields, T. A. Thompson (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), S. Kiyota (Variable Star Observers League in Japan), P. Marples (Leyburn Observatory, Australia), R. S. Post (Post Astronomy)
on 31 Jul 2017; 15:41 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Jonathan Brown (brown@astronomy.ohio-state.edu)

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During the ongoing All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN, Shappee et al. 2014), using data from the quadruple 14-cm "Brutus" telescope in Haleakala, Hawaii, we discovered two new transient sources, most likely a supernovae, in the galaxies CGCG 426-012 and SDSS J144937.71+184159.5.

ASASSN-17jt (AT 2017frb) was discovered in images obtained on UT 2017-07-25.56 at V~17.0 mag. We do not detect (V>16.3) the object in images taken on UT 2017-07-17.46 and before. An image obtained on 2017-07-25 by J. Brimacombe confirms the discovery of the transient. This figure shows the archival SDSS g-band 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-17jt is approximately 1.1" North and 1.0" East from the center of the galaxy CGCG 426-012 (z=0.029378, d=119 Mpc, via NED), giving an absolute V-band magnitude of approximately -18.6 (m-M=35.31, A_V=0.278). Follow-up spectroscopy (ATEL #10601) shows the object to be a Type Ia supernova approximately 6 days after max.

ASASSN-17jw (AT 2017frh) was discovered in images obtained on UT 2017-07-23.30 at V~16.6 mag. We do not detect (V>18.2) the object in images taken on UT 2017-07-18.11 and before. An image obtained on 2017-07-24 by J. Brimacombe confirms the discovery of the transient. This figure shows the archival SDSS g-band 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-17jw is approximately 0.2" North and 0.3" West from the center of the galaxy SDSS J144937.71+184159.5 (z=0.032188, d=138 Mpc, via NED), giving an absolute V-band magnitude of approximately -19.1 (m-M=35.63, A_V=0.099). 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-17jt  21:11:36.833   +11:29:50.08     2017-07-25.56      17.0          -18.6               1.49 
ASASSN-17jw  14:49:37.704   +18:41:59.72     2017-07-23.30      16.6          -19.1               0.36 

ASASSN-17jt photometry:

 
Obs. UT Date         V mag 
2017-07-17.46        >16.3 
2017-07-25.56         17.0 

ASASSN-17jw photometry:

 
Obs. UT Date         V mag 
2017-07-18.11        >18.2 
2017-07-23.30         16.6 
2017-07-26.30         16.5 

Follow-up observations are encouraged.

While we are participating in the TNS system to minimize potential confusion, ASAS-SN will continue using ASASSN-17xx 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-17xx (AT 2017xyz) 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 funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through grant GBMF5490 to the Ohio State University, NSF grant AST-1515927, the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation, the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) at OSU, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences South America Center for Astronomy (CASSACA). For more information about the ASAS-SN project, see the ASAS-SN Homepage and the list of all ASAS-SN transients.