TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 9352 [ 2017TNSTR.227....1C ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-22 00:23:17
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS1 Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS1
K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, A. Schultz, T. Lowe (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017bfs
Discoverer internal name: PS17bji
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:21:56.650 (185.486039775) DEC = +44:40:19.63 (44.6721185463)
Discovery date: 2017-02-14 12:41:45.000 (JD=2457799.0289931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-14 12:41:45.000
Flux: 20.55 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS
Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017bfs
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-22 00:23:17
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS1 Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS1
K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, A. Schultz, T. Lowe (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2017bfs
Discoverer internal name: PS17bji
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:21:56.650 (185.486039775) DEC = +44:40:19.63 (44.6721185463)
Discovery date: 2017-02-14 12:41:45.000 (JD=2457799.0289931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-14 12:41:45.000
Flux: 20.55 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS
Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017bfs