TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 92563 [ 2020TNSTR3767....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-12 09:29:31
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 2020ackz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acwyicu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:09.732 (231.5405499) DEC = +73:37:45.55 (73.6293199)
Discovery date: 2020-12-11 12:13:37.344 (JD=2459195.00946)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-11 12:13:37.344
Flux: 19.971 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.5 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/2020ackz