Discovery certificate for object 2017cug
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10542 [ 2017TNSTR.395....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-04 13:55:03
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 2017cug
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17dkv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:57:49.855 (119.45773) DEC = -21:41:09.30 (-21.6859175)
Discovery date: 2017-04-04 07:33:36.000 (JD=2457847.815)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-04-04 07:33:36.000
Flux: 17.02 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-04-04 07:12:00
Limiting flux: 18.66 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/2017cug