Discovery certificate for object 2019ctq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 31961 [ 2019TNSTR.502....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-04-04 07:43:49
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_COMPLETE)
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 2019ctq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acubbxv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:53:52.357 (118.4681523) DEC = +74:30:32.72 (74.5090883)
Discovery date: 2019-03-30 04:45:06.000 (JD=2458572.6979861)


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

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-30 04:45:06.000
Flux: 19.96 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-04 06:45:12
Limiting flux: 20.3034 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/2019ctq