Discovery certificate for object 2016frh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4851 [ 2016TNSTR.623....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-03 14:47:58
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 2016frh
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bdg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:08:10.020 (197.04175) DEC = -21:51:00.86 (-21.850239)
Discovery date: 2016-08-28 17:06:43.000 (JD=2457629.2129977)


Remarks: candidate SN close to GALEXASC J130809.93-215056.6, GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-28 17:06:43.000
Flux: 17.9 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-13 18:56:09
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/2016frh