Discovery certificate for object 2018hvd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 23989 [ 2018TNSTR1703....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-05 05:00:44
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 2018hvd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aaqlblz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:38:49.592 (174.7066352) DEC = +57:42:43.30 (57.7120265)
Discovery date: 2018-11-01 11:42:43.000 (JD=2458423.9879977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-01 11:42:43.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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