Discovery certificate for object 2017dez
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10883 [ 2017TNSTR.450....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-19 20:25:02
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: SN 2017dez
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17erb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:27:30.922 (246.87884) DEC = +49:41:44.66 (49.695738)
Discovery date: 2017-04-19 13:23:31.000 (JD=2457863.0579977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-04-19 13:23:31.000
Flux: 17.91 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-04-15 13:23:31
Limiting flux: 18.8 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/2017dez