Discovery certificate for object 2017feq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12403 [ 2017TNSTR.742....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-07 11:00:02
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 2017feq
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17ijs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:31:32.310 (352.884625) DEC = -17:28:02.34 (-17.4673166667)
Discovery date: 2017-07-04 13:56:38.000 (JD=2457939.0809954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-04 13:56:38.000
Flux: 18.24 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-07 13:50:52
Limiting flux: 18.58 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/2017feq