TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8108 [ 2017TNSTR.104....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-25 10:53:07
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2017ow
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17alr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:15:34.784 (123.894932) DEC = +29:41:09.12 (29.685868)
Discovery date: 2017-01-24 10:55:12.000 (JD=2457777.955)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-24 10:55:12.000
Flux: 17.53 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-16 12:44:38
Limiting flux: 18.65 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/2017ow