Discovery certificate for object 2017gjj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13299 [ 2017TNSTR.932....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-30 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 2017gjj
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17jyn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:15:00.849 (348.753536667) DEC = +07:10:45.06 (7.17918333333)
Discovery date: 2017-08-29 10:50:52.000 (JD=2457994.9519907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-29 10:50:52.000
Flux: 19.33 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-27 11:05:16
Limiting flux: 19.14 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/2017gjj