Discovery certificate for object 2019ats
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 29864 [ 2019TNSTR.229....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-11 14:23:09
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 2019ats
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19anh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:34:26.100 (98.60875) DEC = -14:49:33.46 (-14.825961)
Discovery date: 2019-02-08 11:58:33.000 (JD=2458522.9989931)


Remarks: blue hostless transient at low Galactic latitude, rising

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-08 11:58:33.000
Flux: 18.34 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-05 23:58:33
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/2019ats