Discovery certificate for object 2016euy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4186 [ 2016TNSTR.541....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-09 14:28:34
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 2016euy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16ayx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:57:22.300 (254.342917) DEC = -23:24:48.60 (-23.4135)
Discovery date: 2016-08-05 11:45:36.000 (JD=2457605.99)


Remarks: transient near DSS object

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-05 11:45:36.000
Flux: 18.46 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-24 19:27:50
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/2016euy