Discovery certificate for object 2019cbk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 31102 [ 2019TNSTR.413....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-03-20 15:39:29
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 2019cbk
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19bau
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:39:48.090 (234.950375) DEC = -48:06:46.51 (-48.112919)
Discovery date: 2019-03-18 21:50:24.000 (JD=2458561.41)


Remarks: red Gaia source brightens by 3 mags and becomes blue, candidate CV

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-18 21:50:24.000
Flux: 16.14 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-05 06:47:31
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/2019cbk