TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 78432 [ 2020TNSTR2244....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-07-23 17:01:22
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 2020qcy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abmkpod
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:28:40.352 (22.1681314) DEC = +14:45:50.35 (14.763987)
Discovery date: 2020-07-16 10:40:22.080 (JD=2459046.9447)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-07-16 10:40:22.080
Flux: 20.4445 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.5 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/2020qcy