Discovery certificate for object 2016dpp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3274 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 10:37:58
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 2016dpp
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16abl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:15:22.400 (198.843333) DEC = +52:21:24.00 (52.356667)
Discovery date: 2016-01-28 15:47:31.000 (JD=2457416.1579977)


Remarks: candidate SN in SDSS starforming galaxy with spec Z=0.06.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-28 15:47:31.000
Flux: 18.86 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-12-22 04:40:48
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/2016dpp