Discovery certificate for object 2016gbz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5153 [ 2016TNSTR.645....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-08 13:02:49
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 2016gbz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bfm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:15:59.000 (213.995833) DEC = +02:42:37.33 (2.710369)
Discovery date: 2016-08-18 01:19:12.000 (JD=2457618.555)


Remarks: rising transient near galaxy SDSS J141558.82+024237.0

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-18 01:19:12.000
Flux: 19.38 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-15 01:53:45
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/2016gbz