Discovery certificate for object 2017jfx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15591 [ 2017TNSTR1485....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-28 23:09:38
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 2017jfx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17dkn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:39:08.230 (339.784292) DEC = -52:58:41.81 (-52.978281)
Discovery date: 2017-12-26 00:57:36.000 (JD=2458113.54)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy GALEXASC J223908.34-525841.6

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-26 00:57:36.000
Flux: 18.91 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-17 19:59:31
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/2017jfx