Discovery certificate for object 2016drr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3344 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 10:58:25
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 2016drr
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16aet
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:31:50.100 (127.95875) DEC = -59:49:17.60 (-59.821556)
Discovery date: 2016-02-17 12:05:45.000 (JD=2457436.0039931)


Remarks: significant brightening at centre of galaxy 2MASX J08315009-5949183

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-17 12:05:45.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-04-11 06:15:50
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/2016drr