TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 60362 [ 2020TNSTR.302....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-28 15:02:13
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020bfk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aajbdvd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:30:32.503 (142.6354308) DEC = +48:06:37.46 (48.1104046)
Discovery date: 2020-01-07 11:45:27.000 (JD=2458855.9898958)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-07 11:45:27.000
Flux: 20.2404 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-07 08:45:10
Limiting flux: 19.7386 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/2020bfk