TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 143869 [ 2022TNSTR.883....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-04-05 21:10:24
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020afbk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aadnzyf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:28:28.606 (112.1191921) DEC = +69:11:17.42 (69.1881719)
Discovery date: 2020-12-16 09:20:57.120 (JD=2459199.88955)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-12-16 09:20:57.120
Flux: 20.4774 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-12-16 08:23:49
Limiting flux: 20.4067 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/2020afbk