Discovery certificate for object 2017cfc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10092 [ 2017TNSTR.310....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-03-16 22:13:03
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 2017cfc
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17cog
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:52:39.004 (208.162516) DEC = -02:00:08.26 (-2.002294)
Discovery date: 2017-03-16 13:42:14.000 (JD=2457829.0709954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-16 13:42:14.000
Flux: 17.24 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-04 13:46:33
Limiting flux: 19.71 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017cfc