Discovery certificate for object 2017fvw

TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 12908 [ 2017TNSTR.830....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-02 14:37:08
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 2017fvw
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17bxz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:44:18.390 (266.076625) DEC = -45:00:20.48 (-45.005689)
Discovery date: 2017-08-01 01:40:48.000 (JD=2457966.57)


Remarks: Gaia source brightens by ~1 mag, near GALEX source

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-01 01:40:48.000
Flux: 16.77 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-05-06 14:42:43
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/2017fvw