Discovery certificate for object 2017yq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8412 [ 2017TNSTR.135....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-31 09:11:35
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 2017yq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ags
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:07:21.330 (256.838875) DEC = -23:06:01.48 (-23.100411)
Discovery date: 2017-01-26 11:58:33.000 (JD=2457779.9989931)


Remarks: blue transient towards Galactic Bulge

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-26 11:58:33.000
Flux: 18.05 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-09-12 06:59:02
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/2017yq