Discovery certificate for object 2017itq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15221 [ 2017TNSTR1377....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-06 10:03:00
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 2017itq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17dec
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:37:02.950 (354.262292) DEC = +15:49:13.98 (15.82055)
Discovery date: 2017-12-04 06:46:04.000 (JD=2458091.7819907)


Remarks: candidate SN near starburst galaxy SDSS J233702.86+154910.5, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-04 06:46:04.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-07-15 05:22:33
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/2017itq