Discovery certificate for object 2019ayj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30040 [ 2019TNSTR.254....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-18 17:27:55
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 2019ayj
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19apj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:26:15.920 (81.566333) DEC = +19:09:10.01 (19.152781)
Discovery date: 2019-02-13 18:37:26.000 (JD=2458528.2759954)


Remarks: Gaia source with multiple dimming events brightens by 0.7 mag

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-13 18:37:26.000
Flux: 16.7 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-14 06:05:45
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/2019ayj