Discovery certificate for object 2017ivb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15264 [ 2017TNSTR1389....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-09 13:39:03
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, M. Fulton, O. McBrien (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2017ivb
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17nnn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:39:05.303 (204.772094) DEC = -20:17:29.94 (-20.29165)
Discovery date: 2017-12-08 15:28:48.000 (JD=2458096.145)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-08 15:28:48.000
Flux: 16.768 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017ivb