Discovery certificate for object 2017hmf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14208 [ 2017TNSTR1144....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-20 00:07:14
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 2017hmf
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mlj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:44:39.046 (326.162693333) DEC = +07:01:27.93 (7.024425)
Discovery date: 2017-10-19 07:45:07.000 (JD=2458045.8229977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-19 07:45:07.000
Flux: 18.7 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-11 08:18:14
Limiting flux: 19.08 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/2017hmf