TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5303 [ 2016TNSTR.680....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-15 12:53:38
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2016ghl
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bhd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:52:47.940 (43.19975) DEC = -22:19:25.36 (-22.323711)
Discovery date: 2016-09-12 21:08:38.000 (JD=2457644.3809954)


Remarks: quasar 3FGL J0252.8-2218 brightens by >1 mag

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-12 21:08:38.000
Flux: 18.77 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-18 23:05:16
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/2016ghl