Discovery certificate for object 2018edu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20862 [ 2018TNSTR1030....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-25 22:22:56
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 2018edu
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bwi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:53:35.480 (343.397833) DEC = +62:36:44.39 (62.612331)
Discovery date: 2018-07-23 23:36:57.000 (JD=2458323.4839931)


Remarks: Gaia source coincident with YSO 2MASS J22533547+6236445 dims by ~1 mag

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-23 23:36:57.000
Flux: 18.62 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-22 01:39:21
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/2018edu