Discovery certificate for object 2017cot
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10383 [ 2017TNSTR.379....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-03-31 14:49:50
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 2017cot
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17avh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:26:02.980 (306.512417) DEC = -32:08:15.36 (-32.1376)
Discovery date: 2017-03-25 12:47:31.000 (JD=2457838.0329977)


Remarks: almost 4 mag outburst in CRTS SSS100813 J202603-320815, candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-25 12:47:31.000
Flux: 16.13 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-11-08 18:00:00
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/2017cot