Discovery certificate for object 2017gvf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13703 [ 2017TNSTR1020....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-09-20 14:49:04
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 2017gvf
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17ler
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:44:27.280 (56.113665) DEC = +44:00:01.70 (44.0004725)
Discovery date: 2017-09-18 13:13:26.000 (JD=2458015.0509954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-18 13:13:26.000
Flux: 17.88 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-10 15:04:19
Limiting flux: 18.41 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/2017gvf