Discovery certificate for object 2018akq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17456 [ 2018TNSTR.382....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-03-22 17:22:27
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 2018akq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18arv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:45:51.510 (236.464625) DEC = -16:08:36.10 (-16.143361)
Discovery date: 2018-03-21 02:19:40.000 (JD=2458198.5969907)


Remarks: Blue, apparently hostless transient. Old detections at V=21.5 at this position in CRTS. Candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-21 02:19:40.000
Flux: 17.74 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-29 22:19:12
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/2018akq