Discovery certificate for object 2017hcn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13931 [ 2017TNSTR1070....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-05 23:18:08
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 2017hcn
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17lst
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:53:07.711 (358.2821275) DEC = +23:01:12.78 (23.0202160714)
Discovery date: 2017-09-23 10:39:21.000 (JD=2458019.9439931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-23 10:39:21.000
Flux: 18.452 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017hcn