Discovery certificate for object 2016dbr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2906 [ 2016TNSTR.480....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-21 10:13:36
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 2016dbr
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16aaz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:38:53.600 (219.723333) DEC = +37:10:35.40 (37.1765)
Discovery date: 2016-01-27 22:04:48.000 (JD=2457415.42)


Remarks: possible flare in known QSO B2 1436+37B (c.f. previous flare in CRTS)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-27 22:04:48.000
Flux: 18.7 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-11-17 12:44:38
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/2016dbr