Discovery certificate for object 2017fbo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12310 [ 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 2017fbo
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17hrq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:24:53.248 (186.221868571) DEC = +40:31:50.78 (40.5307714286)
Discovery date: 2017-06-21 06:41:45.000 (JD=2457925.7789931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-06-21 06:41:45.000
Flux: 19.46 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-21 06:28:48
Limiting flux: 19.22 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/2017fbo