TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11581 [ 2017TNSTR.562....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-05-18 22:42:04
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2017edj
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17fml
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:44:14.873 (191.06197) DEC = +48:35:21.55 (48.58932)
Discovery date: 2017-05-18 07:40:48.000 (JD=2457891.82)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-05-18 07:40:48.000
Flux: 17.92 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-05-14 09:27:21
Limiting flux: 18.58 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa


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