Discovered by:
- Koichi Nishiyama (Kurume, Japan) and Fujio Kabashima (Miyaki, Japan) (CBET 4295);
- All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) (K. Z. Stanek et al., ATel #9343)
Discovery magnitude:
- Nishiyama and Kabashima - 10.7 unfiltered CCD (2 frames using a 135-mm f/4 camera lens (+FLI 09000 camera))
- ASAS-SN - V~13.3
