TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 16820 [ 2018TNSTR.185....1D ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-09 13:38:48
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 2018qo
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18ajb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:46:33.040 (251.637667) DEC = -32:40:14.95 (-32.670819)
Discovery date: 2018-02-04 14:38:24.000 (JD=2458154.11)
Remarks: Erratic variability in red Galactic plane star
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-02-04 14:38:24.000
Flux: 14.66 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-20 21:17:16
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/2018qo
Date Received (UTC): 2018-02-09 13:38:48
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 2018qo
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18ajb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:46:33.040 (251.637667) DEC = -32:40:14.95 (-32.670819)
Discovery date: 2018-02-04 14:38:24.000 (JD=2458154.11)
Remarks: Erratic variability in red Galactic plane star
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-02-04 14:38:24.000
Flux: 14.66 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-09-20 21:17:16
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/2018qo