Discovery certificate for object 2019ahy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 29418 [ 2019TNSTR.173....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-31 09:33:06
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 2019ahy
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19aiv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:24:12.170 (276.050708) DEC = +46:14:39.91 (46.244419)
Discovery date: 2019-01-27 14:36:57.000 (JD=2458511.1089931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy LEDA 2277855

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-01-27 14:36:57.000
Flux: 18.07 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-21 21:01:26
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/2019ahy