TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 36702 [ 2019TNSTR.917....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-06-03 09:14:11
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 2019gub
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19cat
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:19:05.480 (124.772833) DEC = -16:26:36.35 (-16.443431)
Discovery date: 2019-06-01 16:55:12.000 (JD=2458636.205)


Remarks: hostless transient at low galactic latitude

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-06-01 16:55:12.000
Flux: 18.74 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-05-09 00:48:57
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/2019gub