Discovery certificate for object 2017hqn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14335 [ 2017TNSTR1187....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-30 12:13:56
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 2017hqn
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mvt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:49:24.497 (12.35207) DEC = +52:39:28.96 (52.6580454545)
Discovery date: 2017-10-20 10:45:07.000 (JD=2458046.9479977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-20 10:45:07.000
Flux: 19.152 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-20 10:43:40
Limiting flux: 18.96 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/2017hqn