Discovery certificate for object 2018kvr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27339 [ 2018TNSTR1982....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-26 12:00:58
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 2018kvr
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dze
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:33:02.520 (83.2605) DEC = -48:25:21.47 (-48.422631)
Discovery date: 2018-12-24 00:12:57.000 (JD=2458476.5089931)


Remarks: 2 mag outburst in candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-24 00:12:57.000
Flux: 16.26 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-14 03:53:16
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/2018kvr