Discovery certificate for object 2018hzn

TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24151 [ 2018TNSTR1723....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-07 09:56:23
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: SN 2018hzn
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dho
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:10:27.840 (152.616) DEC = +15:21:50.83 (15.364119)
Discovery date: 2018-10-16 18:53:16.000 (JD=2458408.2869907)


Remarks: candidate SN near faint galaxy SDSS J101027.86+152150.8

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-16 18:53:16.000
Flux: 19.47 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 06:05:45
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/2018hzn