TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10720 [ 2017TNSTR.439....1L ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-15 01:18:26
Date made public:
Sender: Bin Li
Reporting Group: PTSS     Discovery Data Source: PTSS

Bin Li report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017dac
Discoverer internal name: PTSS-17opl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:58:11.110 (284.546292) DEC = +46:27:55.09 (46.465303)
Discovery date: 2017-04-14 19:49:20.000 (JD=2457858.3259259)

Potential host galaxy: GALEXASC J185811.14+462756.4


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-04-14 19:49:20.000
Flux: 16.483 VegaMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: STA1600
Telescope: Chinese Near Earth Object Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-06-16 16:32:13
Limiting flux: 19.9 VegaMag
Filter: r-Sloan
Instrument: STA1600
Telescope: Chinese Near Earth Object Survey Telescope


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