Discovery certificate for object 2017ekr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11801 [ 2017TNSTR.619....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-06-02 16:00:02
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: SN 2017ekr
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17glh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:02:32.190 (345.634126) DEC = +32:35:13.18 (32.586994)
Discovery date: 2017-06-01 13:14:52.000 (JD=2457906.0519907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-01 13:14:52.000
Flux: 16.65 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-05-16 14:55:40
Limiting flux: 18.08 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala


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