Discovery certificate for object 2016gcx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5178 [ 2016TNSTR.651....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-09 13:45:58
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 2016gcx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bfr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:40:57.150 (310.238125) DEC = -68:35:41.24 (-68.594789)
Discovery date: 2016-09-06 22:13:26.000 (JD=2457638.4259954)


Remarks: candidate SN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-06 22:13:26.000
Flux: 18.84 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-16 16:29:16
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/2016gcx