TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 31696 [ 2019TNSTR.464....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-03-30 15:20:08
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2019cnd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aanlews
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:36:41.528 (234.1730346) DEC = +32:33:19.06 (32.5552947)
Discovery date: 2019-03-30 09:12:54.000 (JD=2458572.8839583)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-30 09:12:54.000
Flux: 19.24 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-03-18 12:30:09
Limiting flux: 20.5538 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/2019cnd