Discovery certificate for object 2019eig
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 33977 [ 2019TNSTR.679....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-05-01 11:34:45
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 2019eig
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19bpw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:39:42.900 (9.92875) DEC = -31:59:32.50 (-31.992361)
Discovery date: 2019-04-29 15:14:24.000 (JD=2458603.135)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy GALEXASC J003942.78-315928.9

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-04-29 15:14:24.000
Flux: 18.54 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-24 14:22:33
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/2019eig