Discovery certificate for object 2016fdy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4459 [ 2016TNSTR.573....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-19 21:23:04
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 2016fdy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bbo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:01:41.400 (135.4225) DEC = -36:38:06.30 (-36.635083)
Discovery date: 2016-08-18 04:07:40.000 (JD=2457618.6719907)


Remarks: transient on blob in DSS2

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-18 04:07:40.000
Flux: 18.22 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-07 17:49:55
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/2016fdy