Discovery certificate for object 2020pny
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 77723 [ 2020TNSTR2167....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-07-17 10:41:20
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_NEW)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020pny
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abtmbvq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:12:58.826 (18.245109025) DEC = +02:19:09.56 (2.319322725)
Discovery date: 2020-07-08 11:35:40.704 (JD=2459038.9831134)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN. . See arXiv:1904.05922 for selection criteria..

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-07-08 11:35:40.704
Flux: 19.48 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020pny