Discovery certificate for object 2016dqn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3305 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 10:56:32
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 2016dqn
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16adb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:09:30.300 (182.37625) DEC = +76:09:11.90 (76.153306)
Discovery date: 2016-02-10 05:12:28.000 (JD=2457428.7169907)


Remarks: candidate CV/QSO

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-10 05:12:28.000
Flux: 16.94 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2014-12-05 05:22:33
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/2016dqn