Discovery certificate for object 2018gxf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23158 [ 2018TNSTR1467....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-09-29 04:49:57
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 2018gxf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aabiote
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:25:08.320 (111.2846684) DEC = +11:55:21.66 (11.9226832)
Discovery date: 2018-09-25 10:39:21.000 (JD=2458386.9439931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-25 10:39:21.000
Flux: 17.35 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-16 11:08:09
Limiting flux: 20.13 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/2018gxf