Discovery certificate for object 2017blg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 9527 [ 2017TNSTR.248....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-26 22:10:06
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 2017blg
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17bib
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:44:23.201 (146.09667) DEC = +34:16:03.13 (34.267535)
Discovery date: 2017-02-21 10:39:21.000 (JD=2457805.9439931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-21 10:39:21.000
Flux: 18.87 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-18 11:52:48
Limiting flux: 19.2 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/2017blg