Discovery certificate for object 2016ibf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 6708 [ 2016TNSTR.917....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-11-14 15:54:48
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 2016ibf
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16btb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:24:03.270 (336.013625) DEC = -59:46:37.09 (-59.776969)
Discovery date: 2016-11-05 03:41:45.000 (JD=2457697.6539931)


Remarks: blue hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-11-05 03:41:45.000
Flux: 18.47 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-10-03 11:54:14
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/2016ibf