Discovery certificate for object 2017cqa
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10423 [ 2017TNSTR.385....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-01 16:55:12
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 2017cqa
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17aws
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:11:51.490 (137.964542) DEC = -57:22:49.76 (-57.380489)
Discovery date: 2017-03-30 10:14:52.000 (JD=2457842.9269907)


Remarks: blue transient on DSS source

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-30 10:14:52.000
Flux: 17.96 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-02 16:16:19
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/2017cqa