Discovery certificate for object 2017hih
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14101 [ 2017TNSTR1109....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-13 09:42:39
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 2017hih
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17cox
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:07:30.480 (136.877) DEC = -19:52:08.44 (-19.869011)
Discovery date: 2017-10-11 00:28:48.000 (JD=2458037.52)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy 2MASX J09073056-1952057

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-11 00:28:48.000
Flux: 18.95 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-07-04 21:44:38
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/2017hih