Discovery certificate for object 2019ddy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 32702 [ 2019TNSTR.542....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-04-10 01:01:22
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 2019ddy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aapqcnf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:22:04.340 (245.5180825) DEC = -19:43:27.14 (-19.7242052)
Discovery date: 2019-03-19 09:34:33.000 (JD=2458561.8989931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-19 09:34:33.000
Flux: 18.94 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2019ddy