Discovery certificate for object 2017gtm
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13654 [ 2017TNSTR1006....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-09-16 20:58:16
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 2017gtm
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17kwh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:33:14.198 (38.3091575) DEC = +00:28:37.99 (0.47722)
Discovery date: 2017-09-12 12:02:52.000 (JD=2458009.0019907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-12 12:02:52.000
Flux: 18.7 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-23 15:07:12
Limiting flux: 18.46 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/2017gtm