Discovery certificate for object 2018ljo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27980 [ 2019TNSTR..27....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-04 15:56:14
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 2018ljo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aanbige
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:00:49.404 (240.205848) DEC = +45:41:23.66 (45.6899056)
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 12:44:42.000 (JD=2458481.0310532)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 12:44:42.000
Flux: 19.48 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-08 08:50:47
Limiting flux: 20.41 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/2018ljo