Discovery certificate for object 2018hgr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23476 [ 2018TNSTR1559....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-12 06:42:36
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 2018hgr
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18cys
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:02:22.430 (225.593458) DEC = +29:10:27.16 (29.174211)
Discovery date: 2018-09-25 17:24:00.000 (JD=2458387.225)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy SDSS J150222.62+291028.5

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-25 17:24:00.000
Flux: 19.62 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-12 11:51:21
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/2018hgr