Discovery certificate for object 2017ffk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12426 [ 2017TNSTR.749....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-10 15:03:03
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 2017ffk
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17ikq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:17:45.793 (214.440803333) DEC = -13:52:35.71 (-13.876585)
Discovery date: 2017-07-08 08:16:47.000 (JD=2457942.8449884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-08 08:16:47.000
Flux: 18.15 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-07-06 08:25:26
Limiting flux: 18.6 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/2017ffk