Discovery certificate for object 2019hzx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 38473 [ 2019TNSTR1058....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-06-23 23:18:00
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 2019hzx
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19cok
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:58:41.750 (299.673958) DEC = -74:58:37.45 (-74.977069)
Discovery date: 2019-06-21 21:43:12.000 (JD=2458656.405)


Remarks: 1.2 mag smooth drop over 2 years in a QSO candidate

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-06-21 21:43:12.000
Flux: 20.07 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-05-30 05:18:14
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/2019hzx