Discovery certificate for object 2018ify
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24616 [ 2018TNSTR1747....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-10 12:08:17
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 2018ify
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18diw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:06:58.020 (136.74175) DEC = +16:11:26.05 (16.190569)
Discovery date: 2018-10-13 23:16:48.000 (JD=2458405.47)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 1502941

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-13 23:16:48.000
Flux: 18.7 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-27 18:08:38
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/2018ify