Discovery certificate for object 2016gym
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5797 [ 2016TNSTR.769....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-10-07 12:34:00
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 2016gym
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16blp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:37:60.000 (324.5) DEC = +50:40:59.95 (50.683319)
Discovery date: 2016-10-04 18:01:26.000 (JD=2457666.2509954)


Remarks: erratic variable red star undergoing dimming

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-10-04 18:01:26.000
Flux: 19.71 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-23 03:02:52
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/2016gym