TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10528 [ 2017TNSTR.398....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-04 04:49:03
Date made public:
Sender: smt_bot
Reporting Group: SkyMapper     Discovery Data Source: SkyMapper

A. Möller, B. Tucker for the SkyMapper Transient Survey report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017ctu
Discoverer internal name: SMT17eas
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:05:30.414 (211.376724) DEC = -30:10:45.30 (-30.17925)
Discovery date: 2017-03-26 18:00:00.000 (JD=2457839.25)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-26 18:00:00.000
Flux: 18.53 ABMag
Filter: g-SM-SkyMapper
Instrument: SM-WFCam
Telescope: SkyMapper wide-field survey telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-13 15:50:24
Limiting flux: 18.75 ABMag
Filter: r-SM-SkyMapper
Instrument: SM-WFCam
Telescope: SkyMapper wide-field survey telescope


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