Discovery certificate for object 2017dzt
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11477 [ 2017TNSTR.543....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-05-12 00:22:00
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 2017dzt
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17bef
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:50:06.090 (267.525375) DEC = -35:53:38.87 (-35.894131)
Discovery date: 2017-05-05 02:32:38.000 (JD=2457878.6059954)


Remarks: blue transient towards Galactic centre

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-05-05 02:32:38.000
Flux: 18.93 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-05-05 00:46:04
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/2017dzt