Discovery certificate for object 2017hnw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14254 [ 2017TNSTR1157....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-23 17:20:41
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 2017hnw
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mns
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:03:57.763 (90.9906771429) DEC = -01:02:54.09 (-1.04835857143)
Discovery date: 2017-10-22 12:25:55.000 (JD=2458049.0179977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-22 12:25:55.000
Flux: 18.677 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-18 13:06:14
Limiting flux: 17.13 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/2017hnw