Discovery certificate for object 2018juo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26269 [ 2018TNSTR1920....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-14 14:59:13
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 2018juo
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18duo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:49:15.360 (237.314) DEC = +17:49:07.79 (17.818831)
Discovery date: 2018-12-12 11:19:40.000 (JD=2458464.9719907)


Remarks: candidate SN in MCG+03-40-045

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-12 11:19:40.000
Flux: 18 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-07 11:18:14
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/2018juo