Discovery certificate for object 2017cji
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10212 [ 2017TNSTR.341....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-03-23 18:07:43
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 2017cji
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ata
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:49:43.320 (282.4305) DEC = -16:25:38.82 (-16.42745)
Discovery date: 2017-03-18 12:40:19.000 (JD=2457831.0279977)


Remarks: blue transient near faint DSS source close to Galactic plane

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-18 12:40:19.000
Flux: 17.33 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-11-07 18:24:28
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/2017cji