Discovery certificate for object 2019rb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 28749 [ 2019TNSTR..74....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-11 14:59:28
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 2019rb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aabyvgk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:06:14.649 (196.5610372) DEC = +57:23:11.86 (57.3866289)
Discovery date: 2019-01-11 12:45:40.000 (JD=2458495.0317245)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-01-11 12:45:40.000
Flux: 19.2 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-01-11 12:25:29
Limiting flux: 21.08 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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