Discovery certificate for object 2016gij
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5331 [ 2016TNSTR.689....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-19 11:51:47
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 2016gij
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bia
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:10:23.370 (107.597375) DEC = +25:32:01.79 (25.533831)
Discovery date: 2016-09-16 19:46:33.000 (JD=2457648.3239931)


Remarks: candidate CV, blue hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-16 19:46:33.000
Flux: 18.03 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-01 08:39:50
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/2016gij