Discovery certificate for object 2017jap
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15431 [ 2017TNSTR1438....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-19 14:45:12
Sender: Dr. Lukasz Wyrzykowski
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: None

Lukasz Wyrzykowski, Mariusz Gromadzki report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017jap
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:39:12.170 (54.800708) DEC = -70:02:21.70 (-70.039361)
Discovery date: 2017-12-18 13:00:00.000 (JD=2458106.041667)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-MBR213.02-505.337-620.875


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-18 13:00:00.000
Flux: 20.013 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-03 04:41:19
Limiting flux: 22 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope


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