Discovery certificate for object 2018cnb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 19401 [ 2018TNSTR.812....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-06-13 22:44:24
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 2018cnb
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bnb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:08:32.430 (227.135125) DEC = -77:15:53.39 (-77.264831)
Discovery date: 2018-06-12 10:35:02.000 (JD=2458281.9409954)


Remarks: blue transient on DSS source

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-06-12 10:35:02.000
Flux: 18.24 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-20 10:24:57
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/2018cnb