Discovery certificate for object 2018ggb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 22602 [ 2018TNSTR1368....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-12 22:24:45
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 2018ggb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abthqde
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:39:04.329 (294.7680382) DEC = +41:53:10.03 (41.886119)
Discovery date: 2018-09-05 04:26:24.000 (JD=2458366.685)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-05 04:26:24.000
Flux: 17.92 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-02 05:54:14
Limiting flux: 20.6 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/2018ggb