TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 10487 [ 2017TNSTR.389....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-04-02 10:25:27
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 2017csg
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17awz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:40:19.900 (310.082917) DEC = +58:52:08.26 (58.868961)
Discovery date: 2017-03-31 17:21:07.000 (JD=2457844.2229977)


Remarks: Transient close to GALEXASC J204019.67+585208.3

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-03-31 17:21:07.000
Flux: 18.99 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-03-02 13:13:26
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/2017csg