Discovery certificate for object 2019lqd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 42261 [ 2019TNSTR1300....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-07-22 11:00:53
Sender: Gaia (Gaia_Bot1)
Reporting Group: GaiaAlerts     Discovery Data Source: GaiaAlerts

S.T. Hodgkin, E. Breedt, A. Delgado, D.L. Harrison, M. van Leeuwen, G. Rixon, T. Wevers, A. Yoldas (IoA Cambridge), N. Ihanec, K. Kruszyńska, K.A. Rybicki, Ł. Wyrzykowski (Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory), D. Eappachen, Z. Kostrzewa-Rutkowska (SRON/RU), G. Marton (Konkoly Observatory), on behalf of the Gaia Alerts team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2019lqd
Discoverer internal name: Gaia19dci
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:02:19.740 (180.58225) DEC = -27:07:15.42 (-27.12095)
Discovery date: 2019-07-15 00:08:38.000 (JD=2458679.5059954)


Remarks: candidate SN near galaxy 2MASX J12021951-2707158, in footprint of GW event S190718y

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-07-15 00:08:38.000
Flux: 18.33 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-06-13 12:33:07
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/2019lqd