Discovery certificate for object 2018izp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25507 [ 2018TNSTR1819....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-25 18:55:05
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 2018izp
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dno
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:12:31.430 (273.130958) DEC = +67:04:45.55 (67.079319)
Discovery date: 2018-11-22 03:33:07.000 (JD=2458444.6479977)


Remarks: known CV IX Dra in outburst (ER UMa-type frequent outburster)

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-22 03:33:07.000
Flux: 14.96 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-21 00:10:04
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/2018izp