Discovery certificate for object 2016dqu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3315 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 10:56:32
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 2016dqu
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16adu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:23:46.900 (20.945417) DEC = -35:46:44.40 (-35.779)
Discovery date: 2016-02-14 01:00:28.000 (JD=2457432.5419907)


Remarks: Candidate SN, GSTEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-14 01:00:28.000
Flux: 17.14 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-01-31 08:52:48
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/2016dqu