Discovery certificate for object 2019bbw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30142 [ 2019TNSTR.275....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-25 13:32:31
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 2019bbw
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19arb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:51:40.650 (102.919375) DEC = +13:46:04.48 (13.767911)
Discovery date: 2019-02-18 18:27:21.000 (JD=2458533.2689931)


Remarks: candidate SN in galaxy LEDA 1439939

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-18 18:27:21.000
Flux: 18.19 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-10-09 19:32:09
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/2019bbw