Discovery certificate for object 2018fmf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21968 [ 2018TNSTR1255....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-29 14:34:10
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: SN 2018fmf
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18ciw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:38:29.340 (144.62225) DEC = +76:19:11.64 (76.3199)
Discovery date: 2018-08-22 11:05:16.000 (JD=2458352.9619907)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy NGC 2938

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-22 11:05:16.000
Flux: 16.03 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-27 22:58:04
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/2018fmf