Discovery certificate for object 2016dxk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3516 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:20:21
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 2016dxk
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16ale
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:24:30.100 (66.125417) DEC = -35:14:33.00 (-35.2425)
Discovery date: 2016-04-15 17:54:14.000 (JD=2457494.2459954)


Remarks: SN candidate (very blue, possibly young)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-04-15 17:54:14.000
Flux: 18.31 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-03-29 23:58:33
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/2016dxk