Discovery certificate for object 2016dsp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3369 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:00:07
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 2016dsp
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16afs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:59:43.200 (149.93) DEC = -40:12:09.40 (-40.202611)
Discovery date: 2016-02-23 05:52:48.000 (JD=2457441.745)


Remarks: candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-23 05:52:48.000
Flux: 17.95 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-12-10 02:21:07
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/2016dsp