Discovery certificate for object 2017eix
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11745 [ 2017TNSTR.604....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-05-28 12:16:33
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 2017eix
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17bjo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:21:35.320 (125.397167) DEC = +76:20:31.67 (76.342131)
Discovery date: 2017-05-26 17:57:07.000 (JD=2457900.2479977)


Remarks: blue transient on a PS1 source

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-05-26 17:57:07.000
Flux: 17.29 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-04-28 12:02:52
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/2017eix