Discovery certificate for object 2018fml
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21976 [ 2018TNSTR1255....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-29 22:09:41
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 2018fml
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cjd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:52:04.960 (253.020667) DEC = +76:08:10.68 (76.1363)
Discovery date: 2018-08-23 04:45:07.000 (JD=2458353.6979977)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy SDSS J165205.47+760812.0

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-23 04:45:07.000
Flux: 17.31 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-20 23:05:16
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/2018fml