Discovery certificate for object 2017cag
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 9952 [ 2017TNSTR.285....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-03-08 13:42:29
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 2017cag
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17apm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:26:04.590 (81.519125) DEC = -39:34:08.29 (-39.568969)
Discovery date: 2017-03-04 21:07:12.000 (JD=2457817.38)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J05260449-3934062

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-04 21:07:12.000
Flux: 18.31 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-01 21:53:16
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/2017cag