Discovery certificate for object 2018kwz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27396 [ 2018TNSTR1993....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-28 11:36:04
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 2018kwz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dzu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:03:51.840 (60.966) DEC = -35:32:03.12 (-35.5342)
Discovery date: 2018-12-26 18:36:00.000 (JD=2458479.275)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy GALEXASC J040351.90-353155.4

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-26 18:36:00.000
Flux: 18.33 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-02 14:19:40
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/2018kwz