Discovery certificate for object 2017gdd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13124 [ 2017TNSTR.877....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-17 13:55:05
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 2017gdd
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17jnx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:36:27.314 (39.1138069231) DEC = -14:28:58.19 (-14.4828315385)
Discovery date: 2017-08-11 14:32:38.000 (JD=2457977.1059954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-11 14:32:38.000
Flux: 18.89 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-11 14:19:40
Limiting flux: 18.42 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/2017gdd