Details on Acronym: ATO | |
| ATO | (ATLAS object)= (ATLAS) |
| Write: | <<ATO JDDD.dddd+DD.ddddA>> |
| N: | about 500000000 |
| Object: | Unknown (SIMBAD class: Optical = Optical Source) |
| Note: | The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS, http://fallingstar.com) surveys the entire visible sky four times every two days and collects high quality photometry on all objects brighter than m∼19. We are about to publish light curves of ∼5 million variable stars, submitting data to STScI and Vizier for dissemination. The variability of most of these stars was not previously recognized. |