Discovery certificate for object 2017hfy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14031 [ 2017TNSTR1092....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-10 19:39:42
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 2017hfy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17cog
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:26:42.020 (186.675083) DEC = +44:49:57.79 (44.832719)
Discovery date: 2017-10-08 15:20:09.000 (JD=2458035.1389931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy SDSS J122642.64+445001.6

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-08 15:20:09.000
Flux: 18.53 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-26 15:10:04
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/2017hfy