Discovery certificate for object 2017cwz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10624 [ 2017TNSTR.406....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-07 23:21:02
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: AT 2017cwz
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17doh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:00:04.569 (240.019038) DEC = +35:43:06.90 (35.718582)
Discovery date: 2017-04-07 11:55:40.000 (JD=2457850.9969907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-04-07 11:55:40.000
Flux: 17.31 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-26 14:35:31
Limiting flux: 19.72 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/2017cwz