Discovery certificate for object 2017idq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14718 [ 2017TNSTR1261....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-15 17:34:45
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 2017idq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17cwh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:10:48.420 (272.70175) DEC = +38:53:50.39 (38.897331)
Discovery date: 2017-11-09 13:59:31.000 (JD=2458067.0829977)


Remarks: blue transient near DSS (extended?) source, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-11-09 13:59:31.000
Flux: 18.04 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-07 10:09:07
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/2017idq