Discovery certificate for object 2019aub
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 29873 [ 2019TNSTR.229....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-11 14:28:41
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 2019aub
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19ano
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:42:14.090 (280.558708) DEC = +13:30:12.64 (13.503511)
Discovery date: 2019-02-09 10:33:36.000 (JD=2458523.94)


Remarks: hostless blue transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-09 10:33:36.000
Flux: 17.73 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-05 16:30:43
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/2019aub