Discovery certificate for object 2018jfn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25713 [ 2018TNSTR2046....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-29 08:55:14
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: SN 2018jfn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acrxppd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:26:03.402 (156.514174) DEC = +64:50:12.01 (64.8366696)
Discovery date: 2018-11-28 11:12:28.000 (JD=2458450.9669907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-28 11:12:28.000
Flux: 18.93 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-25 12:43:12
Limiting flux: 19.74 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/2018jfn