Discovery certificate for object 2017jzv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 16511 [ 2018TNSTR..70....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-01-16 10:25:22
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 2017jzv
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18adu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:32:38.560 (188.160667) DEC = +28:46:35.94 (28.77665)
Discovery date: 2017-12-24 04:32:09.000 (JD=2458111.6889931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J12323845+2846304, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-24 04:32:09.000
Flux: 18.19 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-24 21:02:52
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/2017jzv