TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3345 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 10:58:25
Date made public:
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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 2016drs
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16aeq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:55:05.400 (58.7725) DEC = -53:36:54.70 (-53.615194)
Discovery date: 2016-02-17 06:37:26.000 (JD=2457435.7759954)


Remarks: Candidate SN in 2MASX J03550553-5336526

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-17 06:37:26.000
Flux: 18.54 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-12-21 21:12:57
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/2016drs