[vsnet-outburst 23505] Gaia19bdy

[Taichi Kato]

Gaia19bdy

   Likely a VY Scl star.

Gaia19bdy	AT2019cql	2019-03-30 18:24:09	156.80201	-58.43518	18.89	17.23	0.22	unknown	2019-04-01 13:18:04	blue source fades by 3 mag over 5 months then brightens by 1 mag, candidate R CrB star

http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts/alert/Gaia19bdy/

Gaia:
102712.487 -582606.59 (2000.0) Gaia_DR2_5255409776840656384 plx=0.461(0.081) dismod=11.7 pmra=-5.061(0.163) pmdec=5.347(0.146) G=17.153 BP=17.245 RP=16.756

   M_V at max (+5) is compatible with a CV.