Discovery certificate for object 2018cmn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 19384 [ 2018TNSTR.812....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-06-13 14:06:29
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 2018cmn
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bmu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:25:10.700 (261.294583) DEC = -80:44:26.45 (-80.740681)
Discovery date: 2018-06-11 02:41:16.000 (JD=2458280.6119907)


Remarks: blue hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-06-11 02:41:16.000
Flux: 17.94 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-17 04:19:12
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/2018cmn