Discovery certificate for object 2019flc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 35226 [ 2019TNSTR.795....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-05-16 11:07:23
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 2019flc
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19buz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:27:30.440 (306.876833) DEC = -14:41:55.61 (-14.698781)
Discovery date: 2019-05-15 20:29:45.000 (JD=2458619.3539931)


Remarks: source coincident with galaxy SDSS J202730.44-1441 (X-ray source) brightens by 1 mag over 6 months

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-05-15 20:29:45.000
Flux: 18.49 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-04-13 10:36:28
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/2019flc