Discovery certificate for object 2017yp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8411 [ 2017TNSTR.135....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-31 09:01:07
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 2017yp
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17agr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:40:10.290 (325.042875) DEC = +64:05:12.30 (64.08675)
Discovery date: 2017-01-26 10:20:38.000 (JD=2457779.9309954)


Remarks: 3 magnitude blue outburst in 18th mag Gaia source, previous event seen

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-26 10:20:38.000
Flux: 15.04 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-11-30 23:05:16
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/2017yp