TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 9159 [ 2017TNSTR.213....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-20 22:10:02
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: SN 2017ays
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17bcy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:12:45.992 (183.191632) DEC = +00:24:28.11 (0.407808)
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 13:43:40.000 (JD=2457805.0719907)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 13:43:40.000
Flux: 17.93 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-16 15:33:07
Limiting flux: 18.74 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017ays
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-20 22:10:02
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: SN 2017ays
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17bcy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:12:45.992 (183.191632) DEC = +00:24:28.11 (0.407808)
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 13:43:40.000 (JD=2457805.0719907)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-20 13:43:40.000
Flux: 17.93 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-16 15:33:07
Limiting flux: 18.74 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ACAM1
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017ays