Discovery certificate for object 2017hke
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14153 [ 2017TNSTR1124....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-16 08:41:17
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 2017hke
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17cpz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:34:39.790 (83.665792) DEC = -76:27:55.01 (-76.465281)
Discovery date: 2017-09-10 12:25:55.000 (JD=2458007.0179977)


Remarks: candidate SN in interacting galaxies ESO 33-25

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-09-10 12:25:55.000
Flux: 19.32 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-10 02:29:45
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/2017hke