Discovery certificate for object 2017ckq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10250 [ 2017TNSTR.361....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-03-27 20:55:03
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 2017ckq
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17dfo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:44:25.389 (161.105788889) DEC = -32:12:32.83 (-32.20912)
Discovery date: 2017-03-23 10:35:02.000 (JD=2457835.9409954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-23 10:35:02.000
Flux: 18.11 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-19 12:05:45
Limiting flux: 18.69 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/2017ckq