TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 9158 [ 2017TNSTR.213....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-20 22:10:02
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS Discovery Data Source: ATLAS
J. Tonry, B. Stalder, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), A. Rest (STScI), K.W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017ayr
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17bdd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:20:46.939 (200.19558) DEC = -06:58:25.40 (-6.97372333333)
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 14:49:55.000 (JD=2457805.1179977)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 14:49:55.000
Flux: 18.08 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-16 15:20:09
Limiting flux: 18.18 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017ayr
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-20 22:10:02
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS Discovery Data Source: ATLAS
J. Tonry, B. Stalder, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), A. Rest (STScI), K.W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017ayr
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17bdd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:20:46.939 (200.19558) DEC = -06:58:25.40 (-6.97372333333)
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 14:49:55.000 (JD=2457805.1179977)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 14:49:55.000
Flux: 18.08 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-16 15:20:09
Limiting flux: 18.18 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017ayr