Discovery certificate for object 2018kgg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26772 [ 2018TNSTR1949....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-19 22:00:55
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 2018kgg
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18dwn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:50:51.660 (102.71525) DEC = -35:21:20.30 (-35.355639)
Discovery date: 2018-12-17 13:50:52.000 (JD=2458470.0769907)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy ESO 366-25

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-17 13:50:52.000
Flux: 18.72 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-21 18:02:52
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/2018kgg