TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 7706 [ 2017TNSTR..29....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-06 13:29:45
Sender: Dr. Mathew Smith
Reporting Group: DES Discovery Data Source: DES
Mathew Smith report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017bd
Discoverer internal name: DES16X2gap
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:25:16.198 (36.317493) DEC = -05:53:12.55 (-5.886819)
Discovery date: 2017-01-03 02:24:00.000 (JD=2457756.6)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-03 02:24:00.000
Flux: 19.673 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: DECAM
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-12-28 02:24:00
Limiting flux: 24 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: DECAM
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017bd
Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-06 13:29:45
Sender: Dr. Mathew Smith
Reporting Group: DES Discovery Data Source: DES
Mathew Smith report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017bd
Discoverer internal name: DES16X2gap
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:25:16.198 (36.317493) DEC = -05:53:12.55 (-5.886819)
Discovery date: 2017-01-03 02:24:00.000 (JD=2457756.6)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-03 02:24:00.000
Flux: 19.673 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: DECAM
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-12-28 02:24:00
Limiting flux: 24 ABMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: Other
Telescope: Other
Remarks: DECAM
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017bd