Discovery certificate for object 2018fha
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21793 [ 2018TNSTR1225....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-21 11:25:44
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 2018fha
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cgq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:04:09.990 (271.041625) DEC = -24:19:29.78 (-24.324939)
Discovery date: 2018-08-16 03:07:12.000 (JD=2458346.63)


Remarks: Brightening in Gaia source coincident with YSO 2MASS J18040998-2419298

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-16 03:07:12.000
Flux: 15.66 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-11-08 14:38:24
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/2018fha