TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8399 [ 2017TNSTR.130....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-30 12:36:03
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 2017yf
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17arp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:55:04.173 (43.76738875) DEC = +44:41:25.73 (44.69048)
Discovery date: 2017-01-25 07:12:00.000 (JD=2457778.8)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-25 07:12:00.000
Flux: 18.46 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-21 08:12:28
Limiting flux: 19.14 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/2017yf
Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-30 12:36:03
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 2017yf
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17arp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:55:04.173 (43.76738875) DEC = +44:41:25.73 (44.69048)
Discovery date: 2017-01-25 07:12:00.000 (JD=2457778.8)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-25 07:12:00.000
Flux: 18.46 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-21 08:12:28
Limiting flux: 19.14 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/2017yf