Discovery certificate for object 2016giu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5342 [ 2016TNSTR.689....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-19 13:23:32
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 2016giu
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bil
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:19:04.550 (64.768958) DEC = -21:33:53.53 (-21.564869)
Discovery date: 2016-09-17 16:42:14.000 (JD=2457649.1959954)


Remarks: candidate SN or CV, blue transient near GALEXMSC J041904.45-213352.6

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-17 16:42:14.000
Flux: 18.2 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-17 16:50:52
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/2016giu