TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 67514 [ 2020TNSTR1040....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-15 03:56:07
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: AT 2018lsj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abwckdq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:44:23.713 (116.098804) DEC = +21:00:32.02 (21.0088945)
Discovery date: 2018-09-14 12:21:52.416 (JD=2458376.01519)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-14 12:21:52.416
Flux: 19.9872 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-11 12:24:27
Limiting flux: 19.7133 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/2018lsj