ASASSN-17at: Discovery of A Supernova in 2MASX J11383367+2523532
ATel #9989; 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), J. Brimacombe (Coral Towers Observatory), S. Kiyota (Variable Star Observers League in Japan), R. A. Koff (Antelope Hills Observatory), P. Marples (Leyburn Observatory, Australia), R. S. Post (Post Astronomy), G. Stone (Sierra Remote Observatories)
on 23 Jan 2017; 16:15 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Jonathan Brown (brown@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 supernova in the galaxy 2MASX J11383367+2523532.
ASASSN-17at (AT 2017ln) was discovered in images obtained on UT 2017-01-19.54 at V~16.7 mag. We also detect the object in images obtained on UT 2017-01-18.63 (V~17.2). We do not detect (V>16.8) the object in images taken on UT 2017-01-13.47 and before. An image obtained on 2017-01-19 by G. Masi confirms the discovery of the transient. This figure shows the archival SDSS g-band image of the host (left) and the G. Masi confirmation image (right). The red circle has a radius of 5" and is centered on the position of the transient in the G. Masi image.
The position of ASASSN-17at is approximately 3.0" South and 0.7" West from the center of the galaxy 2MASX J11383367+2523532 (z=0.025356, d=111 Mpc, via NED), giving an absolute V-band magnitude of approximately -18.5 (m-M=35.16, A_V=0.075). Follow-up spectra (ATEL #9980) show the transient to be a SN Ia approximately 9 days before max. 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-17at 11:38:33.662 +25:23:50.17 2017-01-19.54 16.7 -18.5 3.08
Obs. UT Date V mag
2017-01-13.47 >16.8
2017-01-18.63 17.2
2017-01-19.54 16.7
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 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.
