TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30149 [ 2019TNSTR.275....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-25 13:39:41
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2019bcc
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19ari
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:40:02.040 (325.0085) DEC = +57:26:43.15 (57.445319)
Discovery date: 2019-01-20 02:13:55.000 (JD=2458503.5929977)


Remarks: 1 mag brightening in erratic source, possible YSO

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-01-20 02:13:55.000
Flux: 18.04 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-16 09:25:55
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/2019bcc