Discovery certificate for object 2017ewj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12163 [ 2017TNSTR.676....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-06-21 23:37:03
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 2017ewj
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17hks
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:51:22.406 (237.84336) DEC = +40:03:38.37 (40.0606575)
Discovery date: 2017-06-21 09:41:45.000 (JD=2457925.9039931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-21 09:41:45.000
Flux: 18.86 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-12 11:00:57
Limiting flux: 18.63 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/2017ewj