Discovery certificate for object 2016eme
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3945 [ 2016TNSTR.506....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-01 11:57:16
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 2016eme
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16axd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:38:33.900 (84.64125) DEC = -32:33:55.60 (-32.565444)
Discovery date: 2016-07-28 09:28:48.000 (JD=2457597.895)


Remarks: candidate SN in edge on galaxy MRSS 363-126190, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-07-28 09:28:48.000
Flux: 18.96 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-06-14 18:34:33
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/2016eme