Discovery certificate for object 2016gic
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5322 [ 2016TNSTR.687....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-17 23:23:44
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 2016gic
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bhr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:45:40.200 (101.4175) DEC = +33:59:54.53 (33.998481)
Discovery date: 2016-09-14 03:30:14.000 (JD=2457645.6459954)


Remarks: transient near smudge in DSS

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-14 03:30:14.000
Flux: 18.96 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-01 08:49:55
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/2016gic