Discovery certificate for object 2017idh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14709 [ 2017TNSTR1261....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-15 00:45:09
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 2017idh
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17cvy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:06:48.310 (241.701292) DEC = -72:44:22.24 (-72.739511)
Discovery date: 2017-10-22 13:43:40.000 (JD=2458049.0719907)


Remarks: rising transient on fuzzy DSS blob

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-22 13:43:40.000
Flux: 19.33 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-14 20:39:50
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/2017idh