TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 97323 [ 2021TNSTR.181....1T ]
Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-18 20:21:01
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS Discovery Data Source: ATLAS
J. Tonry, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), B. Stalder (LSST), A. Rest (STScI), C. Stubbs (Harvard University), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, S. Srivastav, O. McBrien, M. Fulton, J. Gillanders (Queen's University Belfast), T.-W. Chen (MPE), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota), J. Anderson (ESO) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2021avb
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS21cuf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:40:57.565 (100.2398525) DEC = +28:07:59.36 (28.13315625)
Discovery date: 2021-01-17 08:15:21.600 (JD=2459231.844)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-17 08:15:21.600
Flux: 19.223 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-15 11:29:46
Limiting flux: 19.75 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021avb
Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-18 20:21:01
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS Discovery Data Source: ATLAS
J. Tonry, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), B. Stalder (LSST), A. Rest (STScI), C. Stubbs (Harvard University), K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt, D. R. Young, S. Srivastav, O. McBrien, M. Fulton, J. Gillanders (Queen's University Belfast), T.-W. Chen (MPE), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota), J. Anderson (ESO) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2021avb
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS21cuf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:40:57.565 (100.2398525) DEC = +28:07:59.36 (28.13315625)
Discovery date: 2021-01-17 08:15:21.600 (JD=2459231.844)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-17 08:15:21.600
Flux: 19.223 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-15 11:29:46
Limiting flux: 19.75 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021avb