Discovery certificate for object 2017chx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10173 [ 2017TNSTR.329....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-03-20 10:20:06
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 2017chx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ask
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:12:37.380 (273.15575) DEC = -09:38:24.29 (-9.640081)
Discovery date: 2017-03-15 18:40:19.000 (JD=2457828.2779977)


Remarks: red transient in galactic plane

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-15 18:40:19.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-11-06 18:33:07
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/2017chx