Discovery certificate for object 2018cgb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 19136 [ 2018TNSTR.766....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-06-06 12:03:29
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 2018cgb
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bjv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:27:17.190 (231.821625) DEC = -65:38:56.83 (-65.649119)
Discovery date: 2018-05-31 02:47:02.000 (JD=2458269.6159954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J15271765-6538544, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-31 02:47:02.000
Flux: 17.93 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-30 20:47:02
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/2018cgb