Discovery certificate for object 2018fee
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21702 [ 2018TNSTR1196....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-17 11:33:39
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 2018fee
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cfo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:42:24.110 (265.600458) DEC = -20:53:08.59 (-20.885719)
Discovery date: 2018-08-14 22:58:04.000 (JD=2458345.4569907)


Remarks: Gaia detection of Nova Oph 2018 N.3

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-14 22:58:04.000
Flux: 9.11 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-03-27 03:53:16
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/2018fee