Discovery certificate for object 2018ehh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20978 [ 2018TNSTR1051....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-29 10:46:24
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 2018ehh
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bxf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:18:01.280 (4.505333) DEC = +31:28:52.64 (31.481289)
Discovery date: 2018-07-27 13:59:31.000 (JD=2458327.0829977)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy LEDA 1949273

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-27 13:59:31.000
Flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-28 12:24:28
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/2018ehh