Discovery certificate for object 2018erd

TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21295 [ 2018TNSTR1110....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-06 12:31:03
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 2018erd
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cah
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:34:39.950 (263.666458) DEC = -60:59:20.51 (-60.989031)
Discovery date: 2018-08-04 08:32:38.000 (JD=2458334.8559954)


Remarks: blue transient on faint DSS source. candidate CV.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-04 08:32:38.000
Flux: 17.95 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-03 20:41:16
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/2018erd