Discovery certificate for object 2019aln
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 29560 [ 2019TNSTR.201....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-04 10:25:38
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 2019aln
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19aks
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:52:07.490 (193.031208) DEC = -09:19:44.04 (-9.3289)
Discovery date: 2019-02-02 22:17:45.000 (JD=2458517.4289931)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J12520731-0919472

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-02 22:17:45.000
Flux: 18.03 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-10 00:07:12
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/2019aln