[vsnet-alert 21510] ASASSN-17ni: new transient (14.9 mag) in Cassiopeia

[Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso@yahoo.de via vsnet-alert]

ASASSN-17ni  (CV:)

00 52 44.33 +49 39 20.9  2017-10-11.45  15.01 
CV or nova candidate, no Vizier match,
V>17.2 on 2017-10-07.53,
V=14.9 on 2017-10-11.45.
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~assassin/transients.html

ASASSN-17ni 20171007.53 <172V ASN
ASASSN-17ni 20171011.45  149V ASN

Spectroscopy and time-resolved photometry
are strongly recommended.

Clear skies,
Patrick