Discovery certificate for object 2018fpp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22068 [ 2018TNSTR1274....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-01 11:06:23
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 2018fpp
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18ckt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:49:36.490 (297.402042) DEC = +19:10:56.86 (19.182461)
Discovery date: 2018-08-28 15:59:02.000 (JD=2458359.1659954)


Remarks: apparently hostless blue transient in Galactic plane

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-28 15:59:02.000
Flux: 18.74 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-20 00:53:16
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/2018fpp