Discovery certificate for object 2016ebf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3629 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:26:36
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: SN 2016ebf
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16aps
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:28:47.600 (202.198333) DEC = +33:11:11.70 (33.186583)
Discovery date: 2016-05-21 07:04:48.000 (JD=2457529.795)


Remarks: blue transient near GALEXASC J132847.89+331113.8

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-05-21 07:04:48.000
Flux: 17.96 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-02-14 17:52:48
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/2016ebf