Discovery certificate for object 2018fxd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22323 [ 2018TNSTR1319....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-07 22:14:19
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 2018fxd
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cna
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:24:40.480 (261.168667) DEC = -34:17:30.73 (-34.291869)
Discovery date: 2018-09-03 08:55:40.000 (JD=2458364.8719907)


Remarks: 1 mag brightening of variable red source in star-forming complex NGC 6357

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-03 08:55:40.000
Flux: 18.77 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-11 08:58:33
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/2018fxd