Discovery certificate for object 2016fby
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4395 [ 2016TNSTR.573....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-19 09:12:21
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 2016fby
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bbh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:37:24.000 (39.35) DEC = -00:40:56.50 (-0.68236)
Discovery date: 2016-08-16 14:39:50.000 (JD=2457617.1109954)


Remarks: blue transient in outskirts of galaxy SDSS J023724.32-004050.2

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-16 14:39:50.000
Flux: 18.02 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-16 02:51:21
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/2016fby