TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 69990 [ 2020TNSTR1256....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-05-07 19:01:00
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: SN 2020jgs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aayqjpv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:44:07.253 (221.0302225) DEC = +18:00:46.63 (18.0129516)
Discovery date: 2020-05-04 07:59:48.480 (JD=2458973.8332)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-05-04 07:59:48.480
Flux: 18.3056 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-05-04 06:28:31
Limiting flux: 19.7117 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/2020jgs