Discovery certificate for object 2017hhv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14089 [ 2017TNSTR1105....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-12 23:38:07
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 2017hhv
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mct
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:16:01.201 (79.0050044444) DEC = -27:29:17.76 (-27.4882655556)
Discovery date: 2017-09-23 14:03:50.000 (JD=2458020.0859954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-23 14:03:50.000
Flux: 18.923 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-21 15:24:28
Limiting flux: 18.52 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala


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