Discovery certificate for object 2017goy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13460 [ 2017TNSTR.965....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-09-04 23:06:03
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 2017goy
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17khs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:09:31.943 (2.38309461538) DEC = +38:03:50.57 (38.0640469231)
Discovery date: 2017-08-25 12:38:52.000 (JD=2457991.0269907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-25 12:38:52.000
Flux: 19.39 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-25 12:36:00
Limiting flux: 19.12 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/2017goy