Discovery certificate for object 2017iww
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15324 [ 2017TNSTR1404....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-13 16:09:21
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 2017iww
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17dgq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:23:35.260 (125.896917) DEC = -36:44:03.23 (-36.734231)
Discovery date: 2017-12-05 10:33:36.000 (JD=2458092.94)


Remarks: fast flare on red star

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-05 10:33:36.000
Flux: 18.42 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-03 00:47:31
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/2017iww