TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14724 [ 2017TNSTR1261....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-11-15 17:43:10
Date made public:
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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 2017idw
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17cwn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:51:55.740 (267.98225) DEC = +14:10:28.78 (14.174661)
Discovery date: 2017-11-12 13:35:02.000 (JD=2458070.0659954)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy LEDA 1451159

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-11-12 13:35:02.000
Flux: 18.7 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-01 15:51:50
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/2017idw