Discovery certificate for object 2018khc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26813 [ 2018TNSTR1958....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-20 13:33:11
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_NEW)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018khc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acvwhaz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:25:36.144 (126.4005997) DEC = +12:11:53.45 (12.1981817)
Discovery date: 2018-12-13 11:38:11.000 (JD=2458465.9848611)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-13 11:38:11.000
Flux: 20.43 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-09 12:06:46
Limiting flux: 19.95 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/2018khc