Discovery certificate for object 2018ldr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27623 [ 2018TNSTR2013....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-31 12:30:47
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 2018ldr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18adbzbzo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:42:35.390 (175.6474587) DEC = -09:25:55.75 (-9.4321527)
Discovery date: 2018-12-24 12:00:27.000 (JD=2458477.0003241)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-24 12:00:27.000
Flux: 19.24 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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