Discovery certificate for object 2018gu

TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 16497 [ 2018TNSTR..60....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-01-15 14:24:58
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 2018gu
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18adp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:12:28.240 (243.117667) DEC = +62:23:37.21 (62.393669)
Discovery date: 2018-01-11 13:50:52.000 (JD=2458130.0769907)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J16122792+6223375

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-01-11 13:50:52.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-12-15 09:51:50
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/2018gu