Discovery certificate for object 2017cpb

TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10395 [ 2017TNSTR.385....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-01 11:49:05
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 2017cpb
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17avr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:47:11.240 (176.796833) DEC = -73:10:18.05 (-73.171681)
Discovery date: 2017-03-26 20:05:16.000 (JD=2457839.3369907)


Remarks: blue transient, near UV source GALEXASC J114713.07-731025.7

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-26 20:05:16.000
Flux: 18.81 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-02-24 10:04:48
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/2017cpb