TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 67499 [ 2020TNSTR1040....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-15 03:51:17
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018lsa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abrpkdw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:45:07.210 (326.2800434) DEC = +15:35:09.15 (15.5858747)
Discovery date: 2018-08-27 05:28:35.616 (JD=2458357.72819)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-27 05:28:35.616
Flux: 19.7988 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-24 08:33:42
Limiting flux: 19.7739 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/2018lsa