Discovery certificate for object 2019ntj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 44179 [ 2019TNSTR1531....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-08-18 06:24:01
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 2019ntj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acapkod
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:55:59.813 (283.9992224) DEC = +26:37:20.48 (26.6223569)
Discovery date: 2019-08-11 06:00:00.000 (JD=2458706.75)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-08-11 06:00:00.000
Flux: 19.26 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-08-08 04:24:57
Limiting flux: 20.35 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/2019ntj