Discovery certificate for object 2017iym
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15369 [ 2017TNSTR1433....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-18 15:54:53
Sender: Dr. Lukasz Wyrzykowski
Reporting Group: OGLE     Discovery Data Source: OGLE

Lukasz Wyrzykowski, Mariusz Gromadzki report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017iym
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:36:37.600 (84.156667) DEC = -71:50:59.60 (-71.849889)
Discovery date: 2017-12-18 13:00:00.000 (JD=2458106.04167)

Potential host galaxy: OGLE-GAL-LMC514.28-1147.742-3040.995

Remarks: slowly evolving transient located centrally on a faint galaxy-like object (<0.45 arcsec).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-18 13:00:00.000
Flux: 21.277 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-27 00:21:04
Limiting flux: 22 VegaMag
Filter: I-Cousins
Instrument: OGLEIV-Cam
Telescope: The 1.3 m OGLE Warsaw Telescope


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