Discovery certificate for object 2018lpn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 38739 [ 2019TNSTR1087....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-06-27 19:38:38
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

A. Dugas (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018lpn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abslxhz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:06:52.225 (286.7176026) DEC = +34:20:54.20 (34.3483897)
Discovery date: 2018-09-02 00:00:00.000 (JD=2458363.5)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-02 00:00:00.000
Flux: 20.4 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-31 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.67 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/2018lpn