Discovery certificate for object 2019aafb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 78683 [ 2020TNSTR2297....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-07-27 00:44:57
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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

IAU Designation: AT 2019aafb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acnadpj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:32:33.064 (53.137768) DEC = +42:57:44.83 (42.9624515)
Discovery date: 2019-02-24 02:48:28.800 (JD=2458538.617)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-24 02:48:28.800
Flux: 18.76 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-02-20 03:23:02
Limiting flux: 19.17 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/2019aafb