Discovery certificate for object 2018hph
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23775 [ 2018TNSTR1649....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-10-29 10:58:25
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 2018hph
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dei
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:25:26.990 (156.362458) DEC = -20:01:49.37 (-20.030381)
Discovery date: 2018-10-25 13:26:24.000 (JD=2458417.06)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 6dFGS gJ102527.2-200152

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-25 13:26:24.000
Flux: 18.49 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-20 10:56:38
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/2018hph