Discovery certificate for object 2017ejg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 11759 [ 2017TNSTR.606....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-05-29 16:56:13
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 2017ejg
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17bjx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:08:54.390 (2.226625) DEC = -30:02:49.06 (-30.046961)
Discovery date: 2017-05-27 18:21:36.000 (JD=2457901.265)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy 2MASX J00085434-3002478

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-05-27 18:21:36.000
Flux: 18.61 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-04 03:11:31
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/2017ejg