Discovery certificate for object 2017hbi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13899 [ 2017TNSTR1066....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-04 00:28:25
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 2017hbi
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17lsd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:32:31.566 (38.131525) DEC = +35:29:00.97 (35.4836016667)
Discovery date: 2017-10-02 12:43:12.000 (JD=2458029.03)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-02 12:43:12.000
Flux: 18.564 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-30 13:24:57
Limiting flux: 19.02 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/2017hbi