Discovery certificate for object 2016dxs
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3524 [ 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 2016dxs
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16alv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:56:33.700 (269.140417) DEC = +15:53:43.70 (15.895472)
Discovery date: 2016-04-21 21:24:28.000 (JD=2457500.3919907)


Remarks: variable QSO

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-04-21 21:24:28.000
Flux: 18.18 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2015-07-30 23:34:04
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/2016dxs