Discovery certificate for object 2019bbi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30127 [ 2019TNSTR.275....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-25 12:03:07
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 2019bbi
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19aqm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:06:53.060 (226.721083) DEC = -67:12:13.82 (-67.203839)
Discovery date: 2019-02-18 16:26:24.000 (JD=2458533.185)


Remarks: blue hostless transient, candidate CV ASASSN-19dc

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-18 16:26:24.000
Flux: 16.29 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-12 07:07:40
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/2019bbi