Discovery certificate for object 2018kho
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26828 [ 2018TNSTR1958....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-20 19:58:48
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: AT 2018kho
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acvgkio
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:55:03.337 (133.7639058) DEC = +50:27:24.42 (50.4567847)
Discovery date: 2018-12-12 11:25:54.000 (JD=2458464.976331)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-12 11:25:54.000
Flux: 19.69 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-09 12:35:16
Limiting flux: 20.25 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/2018kho