Discovery certificate for object 2016dvj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3454 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:16:15
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 2016dvj
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16ain
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:22:35.500 (155.647917) DEC = -75:16:23.00 (-75.273056)
Discovery date: 2016-03-15 23:35:31.000 (JD=2457463.4829977)


Remarks: Apparently hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-03-15 23:35:31.000
Flux: 18.56 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-02-12 19:48:00
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/2016dvj