Discovery certificate for object 2019ifi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 38669 [ 2019TNSTR1076....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-06-26 22:10:42
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 2019ifi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19cqp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:18:52.670 (34.719458) DEC = -01:07:31.69 (-1.125469)
Discovery date: 2019-06-24 21:53:16.000 (JD=2458659.4119907)


Remarks: dimming of known QSO

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-06-24 21:53:16.000
Flux: 19.31 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-04 01:16:19
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/2019ifi