Discovery certificate for object 2017hdv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13967 [ 2017TNSTR1082....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-08 23:19:04
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: SN 2017hdv
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17lxk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:38:36.505 (354.652105714) DEC = -11:23:29.33 (-11.39148)
Discovery date: 2017-10-08 08:55:40.000 (JD=2458034.8719907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-08 08:55:40.000
Flux: 18.538 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-08 08:45:36
Limiting flux: 18.13 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/2017hdv