Discovery certificate for object 2017gtl
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13653 [ 2017TNSTR1006....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-09-16 20:58:16
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: SN 2017gtl
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17kwg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:27:30.752 (36.878135) DEC = +21:59:19.20 (21.9886675)
Discovery date: 2017-09-13 12:36:00.000 (JD=2458010.025)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-13 12:36:00.000
Flux: 18.37 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-11 13:55:12
Limiting flux: 18.88 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/2017gtl