Discovery certificate for object 2017gtp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13657 [ 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: AT 2017gtp
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17kwl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:44:37.564 (356.156517692) DEC = -15:42:25.02 (-15.7069492308)
Discovery date: 2017-09-12 10:36:28.000 (JD=2458008.9419907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-12 10:36:28.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-04 09:47:31
Limiting flux: 18.14 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/2017gtp