Discovery certificate for object 2017jdq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15522 [ 2017TNSTR1469....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-25 00:44:46
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 2017jdq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17djk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:19:47.220 (4.94675) DEC = -40:23:19.28 (-40.388689)
Discovery date: 2017-12-23 17:31:12.000 (JD=2458111.23)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaaxy GALEXASC J001947.87-402314.2 GS-TEC predicts SN II

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-23 17:31:12.000
Flux: 18.88 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-21 18:05:45
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/2017jdq