Discovery certificate for object 2017izz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15415 [ 2017TNSTR1441....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-19 13:42:46
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: SN 2017izz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17dht
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:51:21.970 (222.841542) DEC = +28:35:25.69 (28.590469)
Discovery date: 2017-12-16 04:24:57.000 (JD=2458103.6839931)


Remarks: candidate SN 10 arcsecs from galaxy SDSS J145121.24+283521.6

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-16 04:24:57.000
Flux: 18.06 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-25 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/2017izz