Discovery certificate for object 2017hhq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14084 [ 2017TNSTR1101....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-11 21:41:51
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 2017hhq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17con
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:33:02.280 (83.2595) DEC = -55:34:17.40 (-55.5715)
Discovery date: 2017-10-10 05:41:16.000 (JD=2458036.7369907)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J05330202-5534198

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-10 05:41:16.000
Flux: 17.87 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-06 06:10:04
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/2017hhq