TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91629 [ 2020TNSTR3675....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-05 07:47:30
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

D. Duev (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF/Fritz report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020abpt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acuxpwz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:40:25.490 (40.1062089) DEC = -01:11:48.68 (-1.1968553)
Discovery date: 2020-12-05 04:35:43.872 (JD=2459188.69148)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-05 04:35:43.872
Flux: 19.6857 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-12-03 04:56:27
Limiting flux: 18.7955 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/2020abpt