Discovery certificate for object 2016dwi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3485 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:17:56
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 2016dwi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16ajg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:29:21.700 (127.340417) DEC = +02:14:04.60 (2.234611)
Discovery date: 2016-03-27 02:51:21.000 (JD=2457474.6189931)


Remarks: young SN candidate in SDSS galaxy (photo-z=0.05)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-03-27 02:51:21.000
Flux: 18.75 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-03-14 02:38:24
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/2016dwi