Discovery certificate for object 2020abfb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91147 [ 2020TNSTR3612....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-30 03:41:41
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 2020abfb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acqoxod
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:36:04.353 (354.0181359) DEC = +53:10:51.70 (53.1810277)
Discovery date: 2020-11-15 03:14:24.000 (JD=2459168.635)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-11-15 03:14:24.000
Flux: 18.04 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-13 09:30:14
Limiting flux: 20.02 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/2020abfb