Discovery certificate for object 2018eor
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21211 [ 2018TNSTR1096....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-04 08:39:33
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 2018eor
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bzd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:12:17.340 (318.07225) DEC = -65:07:40.30 (-65.127861)
Discovery date: 2018-08-03 02:08:09.000 (JD=2458333.5889931)


Remarks: blue hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-03 02:08:09.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-05 22:04:48
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/2018eor