TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 129723 [ 2021TNSTR3927....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-11-16 14:13:32
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_NEW
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, (HU Berlin), S. van Velzen (Leiden U) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020afab
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19abkdlkl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:53:20.179 (43.334078280723) DEC = +44:18:05.46 (44.301516142169)
Discovery date: 2020-02-20 02:49:18.048 (JD=2458899.6175694)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-20 02:49:18.048
Flux: 20.3 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-02-17 04:15:02
Limiting flux: 20.2498 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/2020afab