Discovery certificate for object 2018aps
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 17613 [ 2018TNSTR.442....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-04-04 09:04:39
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 2018aps
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18aus
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:58:03.240 (149.5135) DEC = -29:35:40.42 (-29.594561)
Discovery date: 2018-04-01 03:57:36.000 (JD=2458209.665)


Remarks: blue transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-01 03:57:36.000
Flux: 17.74 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-01-27 09:57:36
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/2018aps