Discovery certificate for object 2017ghz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13260 [ 2017TNSTR.922....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-27 10:28:02
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 2017ghz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ccm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:02:42.480 (225.677) DEC = -37:10:28.70 (-37.174639)
Discovery date: 2017-08-22 15:21:36.000 (JD=2457988.14)


Remarks: Gaia Source brightens by ~1.6 mag, rising

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-22 15:21:36.000
Flux: 17.76 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-07-23 12:07:12
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/2017ghz