Discovery certificate for object 2017cpz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10422 [ 2017TNSTR.385....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-01 16:52:43
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 2017cpz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17awr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:32:34.570 (128.144042) DEC = -71:02:14.32 (-71.037311)
Discovery date: 2017-03-30 20:12:28.000 (JD=2457843.3419907)


Remarks: hostless blue transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-30 20:12:28.000
Flux: 17.78 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-27 04:17:45
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/2017cpz