TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13193 [ 2017TNSTR.888....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-20 17:55:03
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: SN 2017gfm
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17jon
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:33:08.997 (23.2874866667) DEC = -06:33:45.30 (-6.56258333333)
Discovery date: 2017-08-17 14:15:21.000 (JD=2457983.0939931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-17 14:15:21.000
Flux: 19.31 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-15 14:38:24
Limiting flux: 18.95 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/2017gfm
Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-20 17:55:03
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: SN 2017gfm
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17jon
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:33:08.997 (23.2874866667) DEC = -06:33:45.30 (-6.56258333333)
Discovery date: 2017-08-17 14:15:21.000 (JD=2457983.0939931)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-17 14:15:21.000
Flux: 19.31 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-15 14:38:24
Limiting flux: 18.95 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/2017gfm