Discovery certificate for object 2016edi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3696 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:37:17
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 2016edi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16asa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:24:29.200 (21.121667) DEC = -35:59:33.50 (-35.992639)
Discovery date: 2016-06-12 15:59:02.000 (JD=2457552.1659954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy GALEXASC J012429.27-355930.0

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-06-12 15:59:02.000
Flux: 18.37 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-20 22:00:28
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/2016edi