Discovery certificate for object 2017hnq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14248 [ 2017TNSTR1153....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-22 22:30:51
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 2017hnq
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mnc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:21:15.065 (5.31277) DEC = -00:56:39.67 (-0.944353636364)
Discovery date: 2017-10-11 09:47:31.000 (JD=2458037.9079977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-11 09:47:31.000
Flux: 18.96 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-11 09:41:45
Limiting flux: 18.92 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/2017hnq