Discovery certificate for object 2017hsq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14399 [ 2017TNSTR1201....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-02 11:05:34
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 2017hsq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17crw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:49:56.230 (102.484292) DEC = +64:04:55.02 (64.08195)
Discovery date: 2017-10-23 09:21:36.000 (JD=2458049.89)


Remarks: 0.6 mag brightening in faint blue DSS source

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-23 09:21:36.000
Flux: 19.8 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-18 23:39:50
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/2017hsq