Discovery certificate for object 2017isu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15198 [ 2017TNSTR1372....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-05 09:43:33
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: SN 2017isu
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ddv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:43:50.520 (100.9605) DEC = -29:39:40.00 (-29.661111)
Discovery date: 2017-12-03 00:40:19.000 (JD=2458090.5279977)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J06435055-2939403

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-03 00:40:19.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-07 06:40:19
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/2017isu