Discovery certificate for object 2018edn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20854 [ 2018TNSTR1030....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-25 21:53:36
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 2018edn
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bwa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:43:35.290 (10.897042) DEC = -70:33:01.04 (-70.550289)
Discovery date: 2018-07-22 13:53:45.000 (JD=2458322.0789931)


Remarks: candidate SN GS-TEC predicts SN Ia

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-22 13:53:45.000
Flux: 18.45 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-12 08:16:47
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/2018edn