Discovery certificate for object 2017nc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 8061 [ 2017TNSTR..85....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-01-22 19:00:59
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 2017nc
Discoverer internal name: Gaia17afh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:38:52.880 (84.720333) DEC = -07:00:24.08 (-7.006689)
Discovery date: 2017-01-20 08:34:04.000 (JD=2457773.8569907)


Remarks: 1 mag dip in erratically variable YSO 2MASS J05385287-0700241

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-01-20 08:34:04.000
Flux: 19.65 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-04-21 12:27:21
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/2017nc