Discovery certificate for object 2019D
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27741 [ 2019TNSTR..11....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-02 12:14:55
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 2019D
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19aat
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:23:46.650 (260.944375) DEC = -76:16:41.16 (-76.2781)
Discovery date: 2019-01-01 01:14:52.000 (JD=2458484.5519907)


Remarks: 3 mag brightening of Gaia source, candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-01-01 01:14:52.000
Flux: 17 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-19 13:00:28
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/2019D