TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10407 [ 2017TNSTR.385....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-01 12:21:08
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2017cpl
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17awd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:27:15.360 (141.814) DEC = -06:31:22.58 (-6.522939)
Discovery date: 2017-03-27 21:18:43.000 (JD=2457840.3879977)


Remarks: blue transient near UV source GALEXASC J092715.56-063124.3

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-27 21:18:43.000
Flux: 17.93 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-01-05 07:14:52
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/2017cpl