Discovery certificate for object 2017fuv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12876 [ 2017TNSTR.823....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-31 08:20:10
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 2017fuv
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17bxc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:53:42.540 (193.42725) DEC = +44:44:21.48 (44.7393)
Discovery date: 2017-07-27 15:15:50.000 (JD=2457962.1359954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 2250857

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-27 15:15:50.000
Flux: 18.46 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-06-30 09:20:09
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/2017fuv