ASAS-SN Discovery of a Probable Supernova in NGC 2466
ATel #6269; K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, A. B. Davis, T. W.-S. Holoien, B. J. Shappee, J. Jencson, U. Basu, J. F. Beacom (Ohio State), J. L. Prieto (Princeton/Diego Portales), D. Bersier (LJMU), J. Brimacombe (Coral Towers Observatory), D. Szczygiel, G. Pojmanski (Warsaw University Observatory)
on 25 Jun 2014; 02:33 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Krzysztof Stanek (stanek.32@osu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 6293
During the ongoing All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN or "Assassin"), using data from the double 14-cm "Casius" telescope in CTIO, Chile, we discovered a likely supernova in NGC 2466
Object RA (J2000) DEC (J2000) Disc. UT Date Disc. V mag
ASASSN-14dd 07:45:14.38 -71:24:14.04 2014 06 24.95 15.6
ASASSN-14dd was discovered in images obtained 2014 UT June 24.95 at V~15.6. We do not detect this object (V>15.7) in images taken on 2014-06-19.94 and there is a deeper non-detection (V>16.6) on
2014-06-09.99.
ASASSN-14dd is approximately 25" from the center of NGC 2466, a luminous face-on spiral and host galaxy of SN 2003gh. Given NED luminosity distance for NGC 2466 of 75.4 Mpc, ASASSN-14dd has absolute magnitude of M_V = -19.2 (m-M = 34.39 mag, A_V=0.45). Follow-up observations, particularly spectroscopy, are encouraged.
We thank LCOGT and its staff for their continued support of ASAS-SN.
