Discovery certificate for object 2017aqv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8927 [ 2017TNSTR.180....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-13 18:08:21
Sender: Gaia (Gaia_Bot1)
Reporting Group: GaiaAlerts     Discovery Data Source: GaiaAlerts

A. Delgado, D. Harrison, S. Hodgkin, M. van Leeuwen, G. Rixon, A. Yoldas (University of Cambridge), on behalf of Gaia Alerts team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017aqv
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ain
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:40:33.480 (340.1395) DEC = -74:55:21.18 (-74.92255)
Discovery date: 2017-02-04 08:55:40.000 (JD=2457788.8719907)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy ESO 49-1

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-04 08:55:40.000
Flux: 17.94 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-12-25 10:22:04
Limiting flux: 21.5 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft


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