TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8660 [ 2017TNSTR.161....1D ]
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-07 10:00:31
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 2017ahj
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ahj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:02:33.620 (255.640083) DEC = -52:56:24.90 (-52.94025)
Discovery date: 2017-01-29 14:16:48.000 (JD=2457783.095)
Remarks: blue transient on DSS smudge (and near a DSS source) near Galactic plane
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-29 14:16:48.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-10-28 05:45:36
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/2017ahj
Date Received (UTC): 2017-02-07 10:00:31
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 2017ahj
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ahj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:02:33.620 (255.640083) DEC = -52:56:24.90 (-52.94025)
Discovery date: 2017-01-29 14:16:48.000 (JD=2457783.095)
Remarks: blue transient on DSS smudge (and near a DSS source) near Galactic plane
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-29 14:16:48.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-10-28 05:45:36
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/2017ahj