Discovery certificate for object 2017fpn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12715 [ 2017TNSTR.795....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-23 13:13:47
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 2017fpn
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17buq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:41:25.140 (25.35475) DEC = +34:02:42.54 (34.04515)
Discovery date: 2017-07-20 10:56:38.000 (JD=2457954.9559954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy SDSS J014124.80+340242.9, GS-TEC predicts SN IIp

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-20 10:56:38.000
Flux: 18.98 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-11 06:23:02
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/2017fpn