Discovery certificate for object 2016dyi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3542 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:21:42
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 2016dyi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16ame
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:08:00.500 (17.002083) DEC = +58:51:30.20 (58.858389)
Discovery date: 2016-05-01 15:48:57.000 (JD=2457510.1589931)


Remarks: >3 mag blue flare, previous outburst seen in Gaia data

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-05-01 15:48:57.000
Flux: 16.56 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-03-09 16:10:33
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/2016dyi