Discovery certificate for object 2016fra
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4844 [ 2016TNSTR.623....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-03 11:41:44
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 2016fra
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bdi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:59:24.520 (149.852167) DEC = -73:15:22.86 (-73.25635)
Discovery date: 2016-08-28 04:13:26.000 (JD=2457628.6759954)


Remarks: candidate hostless SN, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-28 04:13:26.000
Flux: 18.75 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-31 10:24:57
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/2016fra