Discovery certificate for object 2018kmr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27020 [ 2018TNSTR1970....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-23 21:29:59
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 2018kmr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abafekh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:19:50.084 (214.9586822) DEC = +19:44:15.31 (19.7375859)
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 11:41:47.000 (JD=2458472.9873495)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 11:41:47.000
Flux: 18.42 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-01 03:54:51
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/2018kmr