Discovery certificate for object 2018flq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21949 [ 2018TNSTR1255....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-29 14:18:41
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 2018flq
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cid
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:53:41.140 (358.421417) DEC = -76:16:08.54 (-76.269039)
Discovery date: 2018-08-20 21:50:24.000 (JD=2458351.41)


Remarks: blue transient on DSS blob

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-20 21:50:24.000
Flux: 18.73 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-24 15:47:31
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/2018flq