Discovery certificate for object 2018juh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26259 [ 2018TNSTR1920....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-14 14:52:15
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 2018juh
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18due
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:59:58.670 (359.994458) DEC = -01:12:25.45 (-1.207069)
Discovery date: 2018-12-11 07:37:55.000 (JD=2458463.8179977)


Remarks: known SDSS QSO

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-11 07:37:55.000
Flux: 18.51 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-27 18:48:57
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/2018juh