Discovery certificate for object 2018jtj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26226 [ 2018TNSTR1924....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-14 06:54:55
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 2018jtj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acvguyi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:41:03.440 (190.2643325) DEC = +08:04:21.73 (8.072703)
Discovery date: 2018-12-13 12:27:21.000 (JD=2458466.0189931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-13 12:27:21.000
Flux: 18.73 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-10 12:05:45
Limiting flux: 16.92 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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