Discovery certificate for object 2019ekq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 34083 [ 2019TNSTR.706....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-05-04 03:06:03
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: SN 2019ekq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aatgaiq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:37:32.453 (144.3852216) DEC = +14:38:35.67 (14.6432423)
Discovery date: 2019-04-25 05:06:43.000 (JD=2458598.7129977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-04-25 05:06:43.000
Flux: 20.14 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-04-19 05:51:21
Limiting flux: 19.18 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/2019ekq