Discovery certificate for object 2018fhj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21804 [ 2018TNSTR1227....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-21 13:27:07
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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

IAU Designation: AT 2018fhj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abmlyil
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:35:48.497 (278.9520721) DEC = +24:29:26.93 (24.4908147)
Discovery date: 2018-08-16 07:55:12.000 (JD=2458346.83)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-16 07:55:12.000
Flux: 17.23 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-10 07:43:40
Limiting flux: 20.14 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018fhj