TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12451 [ 2017TNSTR.756....1C ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-11 13:03:12
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS
K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, A. Schultz, T. Lowe (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast), B. E. Tucker, (Mt Stromlo Observatory, ANU), A. Rest (STScI), P. M. Garnavich (Notre Dame), S. Margheim (Gemini Observatory), D. Kasen (UCB/LBL), R. Olling, E. Shaya (U Maryland) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017fgd
Discoverer internal name: PS17dpi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:44:38.939 (161.162244381) DEC = +12:39:07.50 (12.6520824284)
Discovery date: 2017-07-06 06:20:09.000 (JD=2457940.7639931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-06 06:20:09.000
Flux: 18.91 ABMag
Filter: z-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017fgd
Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-11 13:03:12
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS
K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, A. Schultz, T. Lowe (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast), B. E. Tucker, (Mt Stromlo Observatory, ANU), A. Rest (STScI), P. M. Garnavich (Notre Dame), S. Margheim (Gemini Observatory), D. Kasen (UCB/LBL), R. Olling, E. Shaya (U Maryland) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017fgd
Discoverer internal name: PS17dpi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:44:38.939 (161.162244381) DEC = +12:39:07.50 (12.6520824284)
Discovery date: 2017-07-06 06:20:09.000 (JD=2457940.7639931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-06 06:20:09.000
Flux: 18.91 ABMag
Filter: z-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017fgd