Discovery certificate for object 2019ky
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 28391 [ 2019TNSTR..60....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-09 09:48:53
Sender: ZTF (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 2019ky
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abvlrch
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:05:06.517 (16.2771549) DEC = -23:26:42.61 (-23.4451697)
Discovery date: 2019-01-05 03:33:59.000 (JD=2458488.6486111)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-01-05 03:33:59.000
Flux: 14.26 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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