Discovery certificate for object 2020htv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 68228 [ 2020TNSTR1074....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-19 23:30:16
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020htv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aavdwpb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:12:37.747 (78.1572774) DEC = +54:28:41.95 (54.4783206)
Discovery date: 2020-04-17 03:50:24.000 (JD=2458956.66)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-04-17 03:50:24.000
Flux: 18.83 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-04-02 04:23:31
Limiting flux: 19.93 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/2020htv