Discovery certificate for object 2018fqs
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22111 [ 2018TNSTR1279....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-02 16:34:20
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 2018fqs
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cld
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:27:53.690 (276.973708) DEC = -42:15:11.12 (-42.253089)
Discovery date: 2018-08-29 16:40:47.000 (JD=2458360.1949884)


Remarks: blue transient on DSS blob

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-29 16:40:47.000
Flux: 17.54 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-13 16:35:02
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/2018fqs