Discovery certificate for object 2020qxa
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 79384 [ 2020TNSTR2418....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-07 14:30:15
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: SN 2020qxa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abqcvtk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:55:52.224 (283.9675983) DEC = +28:54:04.39 (28.9012194)
Discovery date: 2020-08-01 07:27:50.400 (JD=2459062.811)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-01 07:27:50.400
Flux: 19.89 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-07-31 06:31:41
Limiting flux: 20.25 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/2020qxa