Discovery certificate for object 2018fmb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21964 [ 2018TNSTR1255....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-29 14:30:49
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 2018fmb
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cis
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:57:24.250 (284.351042) DEC = -19:34:15.17 (-19.570881)
Discovery date: 2018-08-22 03:14:24.000 (JD=2458352.635)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J18572430-1934102

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-22 03:14:24.000
Flux: 18.18 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-18 01:33:36
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/2018fmb