Discovery certificate for object 2016gcc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5157 [ 2016TNSTR.645....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-08 13:05:05
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 2016gcc
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bfn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:20:37.750 (320.157292) DEC = -71:41:34.51 (-71.692919)
Discovery date: 2016-09-05 16:09:07.000 (JD=2457637.1729977)


Remarks: candidate SN, near galaxy 2MASX J21203728-7141345 GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-05 16:09:07.000
Flux: 18.85 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-19 04:27:50
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/2016gcc