Discovery certificate for object 2017fpq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12719 [ 2017TNSTR.795....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-07-23 13:28:04
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 2017fpq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17buu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:23:11.460 (290.79775) DEC = -69:57:58.18 (-69.966161)
Discovery date: 2017-07-19 19:06:14.000 (JD=2457954.2959954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J19231122-6957526 GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-07-19 19:06:14.000
Flux: 17.02 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-05-23 21:04:19
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/2017fpq