Discovery certificate for object 2017jiq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 15698 [ 2017TNSTR1503....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-12-31 10:54:30
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 2017jiq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17dlh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:09:47.090 (197.446208) DEC = -49:08:42.14 (-49.145039)
Discovery date: 2017-12-13 23:42:43.000 (JD=2458101.4879977)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J13094739-4908407

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-12-13 23:42:43.000
Flux: 19.94 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-09 20:55:40
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/2017jiq