Discovery certificate for object 2016dsi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3362 [ 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 2016dsi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16afc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:28:32.300 (97.134583) DEC = -52:47:58.10 (-52.799472)
Discovery date: 2016-02-19 18:23:02.000 (JD=2457438.2659954)


Remarks: Candidate SN close to galaxy

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-19 18:23:02.000
Flux: 18.74 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-12-18 14:48:28
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/2016dsi