Discovery certificate for object 2017ivy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15291 [ 2017TNSTR1399....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-12 14:12:05
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 2017ivy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17dfl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:03:38.280 (195.9095) DEC = -16:14:01.10 (-16.233639)
Discovery date: 2017-12-07 15:25:55.000 (JD=2458095.1429977)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J13033836-1613552, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-07 15:25:55.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-07-20 04:03:21
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/2017ivy