TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21758 [ 2018TNSTR1210....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-19 17:18:45
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, D. R. Young, M. Fulton, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2018ffv
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS18tyb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:25:49.664 (6.456935) DEC = -19:37:31.66 (-19.62546)
Discovery date: 2018-08-19 13:49:26.000 (JD=2458350.0759954)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-19 13:49:26.000
Flux: 19.573 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-17 12:24:28
Limiting flux: 19.37 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/2018ffv
Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-19 17:18:45
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, D. R. Young, M. Fulton, O. McBrien, D. O'Neill, P. Clark (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2018ffv
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS18tyb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:25:49.664 (6.456935) DEC = -19:37:31.66 (-19.62546)
Discovery date: 2018-08-19 13:49:26.000 (JD=2458350.0759954)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-19 13:49:26.000
Flux: 19.573 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-17 12:24:28
Limiting flux: 19.37 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/2018ffv