Discovery certificate for object 2019bsj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30731 [ 2019TNSTR.372....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-03-13 19:08:21
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 2019bsj
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19aye
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:14:08.570 (258.535708) DEC = -22:54:53.14 (-22.914761)
Discovery date: 2019-03-11 09:27:21.000 (JD=2458553.8939931)


Remarks: hostless transient

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-11 09:27:21.000
Flux: 18.9 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-02-13 23:21:07
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/2019bsj