Discovery certificate for object 2017fpk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12712 [ 2017TNSTR.794....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-23 00:16:02
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 2017fpk
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17iwu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:58:03.982 (359.51659) DEC = +26:26:55.13 (26.4486485714)
Discovery date: 2017-07-06 14:28:19.000 (JD=2457941.1029977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-06 14:28:19.000
Flux: 18.53 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-01 14:12:28
Limiting flux: 19.25 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/2017fpk