Discovery certificate for object 2018jhp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25788 [ 2018TNSTR1859....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-03 12:51:57
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 2018jhp
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dqd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:44:38.820 (236.16175) DEC = +42:38:19.10 (42.638639)
Discovery date: 2018-11-30 15:30:14.000 (JD=2458453.1459954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy SDSS J154438.94+423820.0

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-30 15:30:14.000
Flux: 18.91 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-18 11:39:50
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/2018jhp