Discovery certificate for object 2018hav
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23295 [ 2018TNSTR1490....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-02 16:31:40
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 2018hav
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cvs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:35:43.910 (263.932958) DEC = -45:12:36.86 (-45.210239)
Discovery date: 2018-10-01 14:24:00.000 (JD=2458393.1)


Remarks: blue transient near DSS blob

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-01 14:24:00.000
Flux: 16.28 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-31 22:35:02
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/2018hav