Discovery certificate for object 2017hak
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13872 [ 2017TNSTR1058....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-02 14:47:35
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 2017hak
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17clu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:50:21.970 (177.591542) DEC = +42:26:08.34 (42.43565)
Discovery date: 2017-09-29 11:05:16.000 (JD=2458025.9619907)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy LEDA 2198863

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-29 11:05:16.000
Flux: 18.6 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-07-22 23:02:24
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/2017hak