Discovery certificate for object 2017hvw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14495 [ 2017TNSTR1220....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-06 14:25:31
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 2017hvw
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17ctq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:43:25.510 (115.856292) DEC = +21:57:41.76 (21.9616)
Discovery date: 2017-10-28 16:03:21.000 (JD=2458055.1689931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J07432529+2157420, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-28 16:03:21.000
Flux: 18.85 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-29 10:17:45
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/2017hvw