Discovery certificate for object 2017hrp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14368 [ 2017TNSTR1197....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-01 00:36:44
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 2017hrp
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mwy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:38:56.299 (129.73458) DEC = +03:23:41.79 (3.39494272727)
Discovery date: 2017-10-28 15:37:26.000 (JD=2458055.1509954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-28 15:37:26.000
Flux: 18.13 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-07 13:20:38
Limiting flux: 16.82 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/2017hrp