TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 28812 [ 2019TNSTR..86....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-14 15:16:56
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2019sg
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19adq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:23:20.340 (200.83475) DEC = -35:20:33.04 (-35.342511)
Discovery date: 2019-01-10 16:46:33.000 (JD=2458494.1989931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 650156

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-01-10 16:46:33.000
Flux: 18.9 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-21 18:31:40
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/2019sg