Discovery certificate for object 2017hme
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14207 [ 2017TNSTR1144....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-20 00:07:14
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 2017hme
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:59:53.984 (44.974932) DEC = +38:32:39.04 (38.544178)
Discovery date: 2017-10-18 12:28:48.000 (JD=2458045.02)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-18 12:28:48.000
Flux: 19.171 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-16 12:48:57
Limiting flux: 19.1 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/2017hme