TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 58837 [ 2020TNSTR.150....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-15 09:50:29
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

M. Coughlin (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020yp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aafqulk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:39:45.431 (54.9392943) DEC = +27:44:05.45 (27.7348468)
Discovery date: 2020-01-15 07:00:28.000 (JD=2458863.7919907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-15 07:00:28.000
Flux: 21.14 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-15 04:39:21
Limiting flux: 19.26 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/2020yp