Discovery certificate for object 2018enx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21187 [ 2018TNSTR1083....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-03 18:29:36
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 2018enx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bza
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:42:52.780 (100.719917) DEC = +69:45:33.34 (69.759261)
Discovery date: 2018-08-01 18:57:36.000 (JD=2458332.29)


Remarks: Gaia source brightens by more than 1 mag. GALEX detection at FUV=NUV=19.3

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-01 18:57:36.000
Flux: 18.34 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-02-12 06:23:02
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/2018enx