Discovery certificate for object 2017axc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 9108 [ 2017TNSTR.201....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-18 15:45:56
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 2017axc
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ajx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:37:32.640 (264.386) DEC = -32:55:42.49 (-32.928469)
Discovery date: 2017-02-09 19:40:48.000 (JD=2457794.32)


Remarks: hostless, red transient near galactic plane

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-02-09 19:40:48.000
Flux: 18.41 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-09 15:27:21
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/2017axc