Discovery certificate for object 2018lii
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27905 [ 2019TNSTR..27....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-04 07:35:59
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 2018lii
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abwppvq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:50:36.363 (357.6515139) DEC = +02:45:36.54 (2.7601512)
Discovery date: 2018-12-30 03:25:52.000 (JD=2458482.6429745)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-30 03:25:52.000
Flux: 19.38 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-13 05:06:34
Limiting flux: 20.2 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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