Discovery certificate for object 2019bkr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30439 [ 2019TNSTR.316....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-03-03 20:49:50
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 2019bkr
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19auf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:27:22.320 (321.843) DEC = -54:13:10.13 (-54.219481)
Discovery date: 2019-03-01 04:11:59.000 (JD=2458543.6749884)


Remarks: blue hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-01 04:11:59.000
Flux: 18.51 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-26 21:10:04
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/2019bkr