Discovery certificate for object 2017gho
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13248 [ 2017TNSTR.913....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-25 15:25:54
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 2017gho
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ccf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:07:52.170 (196.967375) DEC = -67:16:13.51 (-67.270419)
Discovery date: 2017-08-16 19:04:48.000 (JD=2457982.295)


Remarks: transient in Galactic plane

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-16 19:04:48.000
Flux: 18.53 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-07-15 07:27:50
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/2017gho