TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25792 [ 2018TNSTR1859....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-03 14:47:05
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2018jht
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dqh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:55:54.960 (268.979) DEC = +21:10:55.96 (21.182211)
Discovery date: 2018-11-29 22:39:21.000 (JD=2458452.4439931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 1644587

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-29 22:39:21.000
Flux: 18.95 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-14 17:05:16
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/2018jht