Discovery certificate for object 2018iqr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25165 [ 2018TNSTR1800....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-20 04:21:21
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 2018iqr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF17aachnrk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:31:14.098 (52.8087396) DEC = +15:08:07.17 (15.1353252)
Discovery date: 2018-10-31 09:48:57.000 (JD=2458422.9089931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-10-31 09:48:57.000
Flux: 20.25 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/2018iqr