Discovery certificate for object 2017fbl
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12307 [ 2017TNSTR.715....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-01 17:55:08
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 2017fbl
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17hsa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:05:47.851 (211.449378) DEC = +40:33:57.29 (40.5659145)
Discovery date: 2017-06-21 08:26:52.000 (JD=2457925.8519907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-21 08:26:52.000
Flux: 18.72 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-18 08:54:14
Limiting flux: 16.07 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/2017fbl