Discovery certificate for object 2016ede
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3692 [ 2016TNSTR.481....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-22 11:36:04
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 2016ede
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16arj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:16:40.600 (349.169167) DEC = +17:53:32.60 (17.892389)
Discovery date: 2016-06-02 03:01:26.000 (JD=2457541.6259954)


Remarks: candidate supernova close to UV source GALEXASC J231640.52+175334.4

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-06-02 03:01:26.000
Flux: 18.89 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-10 09:01:26
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/2016ede