Discovery certificate for object 2020bfo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 60366 [ 2020TNSTR.302....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-28 15:03:00
Sender: ZTF (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 2020bfo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aajbsru
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:48:02.456 (162.0102339) DEC = +40:46:16.90 (40.7713618)
Discovery date: 2020-01-01 10:34:53.000 (JD=2458849.9408912)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-01 10:34:53.000
Flux: 20.4234 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-01 10:34:10
Limiting flux: 20.3822 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/2020bfo