Discovery certificate for object 2018avi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17798 [ 2018TNSTR.498....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-04-16 21:22:22
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 2018avi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18ayo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:38:04.550 (354.518958) DEC = -43:24:17.57 (-43.404881)
Discovery date: 2018-04-14 20:13:55.000 (JD=2458223.3429977)


Remarks: Candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 549177

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-14 20:13:55.000
Flux: 17.97 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-10 07:13:26
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/2018avi