TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 58997 [ 2020TNSTR.167....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-17 13:37:14
Date made public:
Sender: Simeon Reusch
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Simeon Reusch and Robert Stein (DESY) for the Zwicky Transient Facility report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020acz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aafryfe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:38:29.434 (114.6226402) DEC = +12:55:02.75 (12.9174295)
Discovery date: 2020-01-14 03:49:33.000 (JD=2458862.6594213)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-14 03:49:33.000
Flux: 21.4191 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-12 07:40:12
Limiting flux: 19.3074 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020acz