Discovery certificate for object 2016idh
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 6764 [ 2016TNSTR.920....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-11-15 15:44:34
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 2016idh
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16buc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:05:14.040 (271.3085) DEC = +08:36:26.96 (8.607489)
Discovery date: 2016-10-23 18:47:31.000 (JD=2457685.2829977)


Remarks: blue hostess transient with >2.5 mag increase in 19 days

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-10-23 18:47:31.000
Flux: 20.59 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-10-23 16:59:31
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/2016idh