Discovery certificate for object 2016hah
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5847 [ 2016TNSTR.776....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-10-09 20:28:48
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 2016hah
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bma
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:40:37.930 (190.158042) DEC = -75:03:00.14 (-75.050039)
Discovery date: 2016-10-07 11:11:02.000 (JD=2457668.9659954)


Remarks: blue orphan transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-10-07 11:11:02.000
Flux: 18.5 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-30 18:10:04
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/2016hah