Discovery certificate for object 2016ihx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 6906 [ 2016TNSTR.939....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-11-21 15:33:11
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 2016ihx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16bwp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:04:55.430 (316.230958) DEC = +14:33:38.34 (14.56065)
Discovery date: 2016-11-19 16:40:47.000 (JD=2457712.1949884)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy 2MASX J21045542+1433358

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-11-19 16:40:47.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-10-14 19:09:07
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/2016ihx