Discovery certificate for object 2016hcy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5928 [ 2016TNSTR.789....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-10-12 13:51:14
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 2016hcy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bmt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:53:20.960 (313.337333) DEC = -26:14:52.15 (-26.247819)
Discovery date: 2016-10-09 12:31:40.000 (JD=2457671.0219907)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy MRSS 529-158376

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-10-09 12:31:40.000
Flux: 18.08 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-09-21 18:25:55
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/2016hcy