Discovery certificate for object 2018izz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25520 [ 2018TNSTR1819....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-25 19:17:27
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 2018izz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dob
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:29:09.930 (337.291375) DEC = -75:46:38.53 (-75.777369)
Discovery date: 2018-11-23 19:03:21.000 (JD=2458446.2939931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 242910

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-23 19:03:21.000
Flux: 18 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-01 02:57:07
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/2018izz