Discovery certificate for object 2016izs
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 7433 [ 2016TNSTR1071....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-12-22 23:03:54
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 2016izs
Discoverer internal name: Gaia16cel
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:51:14.020 (267.808417) DEC = -75:15:43.49 (-75.262081)
Discovery date: 2016-12-10 10:03:21.000 (JD=2457732.9189931)


Remarks: rising, hostless, blue transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-12-10 10:03:21.000
Flux: 20.39 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-10-29 17:35:31
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/2016izs