Discovery certificate for object 2019fkz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 35223 [ 2019TNSTR.795....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-05-16 11:04:48
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 2019fkz
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19buw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:04:25.440 (151.106) DEC = +26:52:22.94 (26.873039)
Discovery date: 2019-05-15 17:51:21.000 (JD=2458619.2439931)


Remarks: candidate SN near star-forming galaxy SDSS J100424.88+265220.1

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-05-15 17:51:21.000
Flux: 18.18 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-04-20 01:50:52
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/2019fkz