Discovery certificate for object 2016hrd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 6378 [ 2016TNSTR.859....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-11-01 10:46:42
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 2016hrd
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bpu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:55:41.040 (298.921) DEC = +37:10:29.35 (37.174819)
Discovery date: 2016-10-21 11:39:50.000 (JD=2457682.9859954)


Remarks: Gaia source declined by 1.5 mags and got redder

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-10-21 11:39:50.000
Flux: 18.24 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-04-25 21:01:26
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/2016hrd