Discovery certificate for object 2018hbj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23312 [ 2018TNSTR1497....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-03 14:12:46
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 2018hbj
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cvz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:30:56.690 (322.736208) DEC = -61:34:40.30 (-61.577861)
Discovery date: 2018-10-02 13:52:19.000 (JD=2458394.0779977)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy 2MASX J21305661-6134414

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-02 13:52:19.000
Flux: 17.78 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-14 20:16:48
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/2018hbj