TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20857 [ 2018TNSTR1030....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-25 22:15:49
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 2018edq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bwd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:27:03.770 (351.765708) DEC = -27:41:00.20 (-27.683389)
Discovery date: 2018-07-17 19:07:40.000 (JD=2458317.2969907)


Remarks: candidate SN rising near galaxy 2dFGRS TGS191Z105, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-17 19:07:40.000
Flux: 20.19 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-05 15:17:16
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/2018edq