Discovery certificate for object 2019ccg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 31132 [ 2019TNSTR.428....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-03-23 14:50:13
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 2019ccg
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19bbd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:44:16.820 (41.070083) DEC = -72:12:46.91 (-72.213031)
Discovery date: 2019-03-20 22:45:07.000 (JD=2458563.4479977)


Remarks: blue transient near galaxy 2MASS J02441682-7212432, candidate SN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-20 22:45:07.000
Flux: 18.98 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-02-27 12:36:00
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/2019ccg