Discovery certificate for object 2016ghn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5305 [ 2016TNSTR.680....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-09-15 13:03:12
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 2016ghn
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bhf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:54:29.690 (103.623708) DEC = +37:53:33.65 (37.892681)
Discovery date: 2016-09-13 15:25:55.000 (JD=2457645.1429977)


Remarks: blue transient near galaxy 2MASX J06542973+3753255

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-09-13 15:25:55.000
Flux: 18.6 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-02 14:52:48
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/2016ghn