Discovery certificate for object 2020qvy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 79342 [ 2020TNSTR2403....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-06 22:55:26
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 2020qvy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abqkdcs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:15:55.489 (288.9812045) DEC = -16:53:52.22 (-16.8978383)
Discovery date: 2020-08-06 07:00:28.800 (JD=2459067.792)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-06 07:00:28.800
Flux: 16.35 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-07-27 07:33:36
Limiting flux: 20.14 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/2020qvy