Discovery certificate for object 2017daj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10734 [ 2017TNSTR.436....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-15 22:42:02
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 2017daj
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17dzk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:11:48.101 (242.95042) DEC = +60:35:09.47 (60.5859633333)
Discovery date: 2017-03-22 14:26:52.000 (JD=2457835.1019907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-22 14:26:52.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-22 14:05:16
Limiting flux: 19.45 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/2017daj