Discovery certificate for object 2019alo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 29562 [ 2019TNSTR.201....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-04 10:26:29
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 2019alo
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19aku
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:24:29.280 (351.122) DEC = +18:02:51.25 (18.047569)
Discovery date: 2019-02-02 07:30:43.000 (JD=2458516.8129977)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy 2MFGC 17580

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-02 07:30:43.000
Flux: 18.64 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-16 01:26:24
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/2019alo