Discovery certificate for object 2019fxx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 35783 [ 2019TNSTR.845....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-05-24 10:47:35
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 2019fxx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19bxn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:18:25.220 (259.605083) DEC = +36:05:06.22 (36.085061)
Discovery date: 2019-05-23 01:26:24.000 (JD=2458626.56)


Remarks: galaxy SDSS J171825.21+360506.1 brightens by 1 mag

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-05-23 01:26:24.000
Flux: 19.82 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-05-07 01:22:04
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/2019fxx