Discovery certificate for object 2016dsh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3361 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:00:07
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 2016dsh
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16afd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:11:30.300 (77.87625) DEC = -39:48:49.60 (-39.813778)
Discovery date: 2016-02-21 18:40:19.000 (JD=2457440.2779977)


Remarks: SN candidate in 2MASXi J0511304-394849

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-21 18:40:19.000
Flux: 18.87 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-12-24 09:00:00
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/2016dsh