Discovery certificate for object 2018lci
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27579 [ 2018TNSTR2008....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-30 13:01:46
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 2018lci
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18eax
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:30:05.250 (217.521875) DEC = -68:38:28.14 (-68.64115)
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 17:15:21.000 (JD=2458481.2189931)


Remarks: blue transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 17:15:21.000
Flux: 18.01 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-15 08:36:57
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/2018lci