Discovery certificate for object 2017hw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 7908 [ 2017TNSTR..51....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-12 12:34:36
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 2017hw
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17abi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:08:02.380 (2.009917) DEC = -17:38:54.10 (-17.648361)
Discovery date: 2017-01-06 15:21:36.000 (JD=2457760.14)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy GALEXASC J000802.29-173854.7

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-06 15:21:36.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-12-12 03:40:19
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/2017hw