TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91734 [ 2020TNSTR3685....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-06 08:54:45
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: AT 2020absf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acvhazo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:47:56.594 (41.9858075) DEC = +78:29:09.35 (78.4859313)
Discovery date: 2020-12-06 05:23:57.408 (JD=2459189.72497)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-06 05:23:57.408
Flux: 19.9009 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-12-04 10:27:43
Limiting flux: 19.003 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/2020absf