Discovery certificate for object 2018apf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17600 [ 2018TNSTR.429....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-04-02 10:47:13
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 2018apf
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18aul
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:11:51.940 (272.966417) DEC = -36:40:02.68 (-36.667411)
Discovery date: 2018-03-30 22:01:55.000 (JD=2458208.4179977)


Remarks: Gaia source brightens by >1 mag and gets bluer, possible CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-03-30 22:01:55.000
Flux: 15.68 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-30 20:21:07
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/2018apf