Discovery certificate for object 2017gjo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13304 [ 2017TNSTR.934....1M ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-30 08:00:44
Sender: SkyMapper (smt_bot)
Reporting Group: SkyMapper     Discovery Data Source: SkyMapper

A. Moller, B. Tucker, B.Zhang, F. Panther, N.E. Sommers, R. Ridden-Harper, P. Armstrong (Australian National University) on behalf of SkyMapper Transient Survey report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017gjo
Discoverer internal name: SMT17shz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:10:53.224 (17.721767) DEC = -14:33:06.30 (-14.55175)
Discovery date: 2017-08-19 16:33:36.000 (JD=2457985.19)


Remarks: Discovered on the citizen science project Supernova Sighting on Zooniverse by volunteers which include:MvGulik;HugoA.DurantiniLuca;nilium

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-19 16:33:36.000
Flux: 19.63 ABMag
Filter: r-SM-SkyMapper
Instrument: SM-WFCam
Telescope: SkyMapper wide-field survey telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 1858-08-10 00:00:00
Limiting flux: -99 ABMag
Filter: Other-
Instrument: SM-WFCam
Telescope: SkyMapper wide-field survey telescope


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017gjo