Discovery certificate for object 2018kyl
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27442 [ 2018TNSTR1997....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-28 13:50:48
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 2018kyl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aaowaij
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:11:09.884 (227.7911846) DEC = +42:34:35.07 (42.5764095)
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 11:43:09.000 (JD=2458472.9882986)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 11:43:09.000
Flux: 19.54 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-21 03:31:58
Limiting flux: 20.07 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/2018kyl