Discovery certificate for object 2018kxg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27403 [ 2018TNSTR1993....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-28 11:44:45
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 2018kxg
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18eab
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:56:30.370 (269.126542) DEC = +71:08:10.90 (71.136361)
Discovery date: 2018-12-27 02:54:14.000 (JD=2458479.6209954)


Remarks: Gaia source coincident with galaxy 2MASX J17563036+7108109 brightens by almost 1 mag

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-27 02:54:14.000
Flux: 17.76 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-26 23:36:57
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/2018kxg