TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17520 [ 2018TNSTR.403....1D ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-03-27 23:24:21
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2018amy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18asp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:16:46.130 (229.192208) DEC = -35:06:13.14 (-35.10365)
Discovery date: 2018-03-24 14:41:16.000 (JD=2458202.1119907)
Remarks: blue hostless transient
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-24 14:41:16.000
Flux: 18.45 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-03 10:22:04
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/2018amy
Date Received (UTC): 2018-03-27 23:24:21
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2018amy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18asp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:16:46.130 (229.192208) DEC = -35:06:13.14 (-35.10365)
Discovery date: 2018-03-24 14:41:16.000 (JD=2458202.1119907)
Remarks: blue hostless transient
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-24 14:41:16.000
Flux: 18.45 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-03 10:22:04
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/2018amy