Discovery certificate for object 2017fcn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12339 [ 2017TNSTR.733....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-04 17:55:02
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 2017fcn
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17hti
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:26:40.451 (351.668544) DEC = -12:22:49.87 (-12.38052)
Discovery date: 2017-06-27 14:51:21.000 (JD=2457932.1189931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-27 14:51:21.000
Flux: 17.79 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-15 14:47:02
Limiting flux: 18.1 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017fcn