Discovery certificate for object 2016hdz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 5956 [ 2016TNSTR.792....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-10-13 13:15:46
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 2016hdz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bmy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:10:26.060 (197.608583) DEC = -62:35:40.78 (-62.594661)
Discovery date: 2016-10-10 21:21:36.000 (JD=2457672.39)


Remarks: candidate YSO suddenly appears to Gaia (so must have brightened by 2 mags)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-10-10 21:21:36.000
Flux: 18.52 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-08-30 18:24:28
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/2016hdz