Gaia16bhp, Gaia16bhq, Gaia16bht and Gaia16bhj transients confirmed by Mercator/Maia imaging
Abstract
We report confirmation of Gaia Science Alerts transients Gaia16bhp, Gaia16bhq, Gaia16bht and Gaia16bhj. Images were obtained in G and R bands of the Maia instrument mounted to the Flemish 1.2m Mercator telescope at Roque de los Muchachos observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, on 2016 September 18-19.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- September 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016ATel.9525....1B
- Keywords:
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- Cataclysmic Variable;
- Supernovae;
- Transient