Discovery certificate for object 2020rkw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 80121 [ 2020TNSTR2503....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-15 23:02:11
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 2020rkw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abrwikp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:44:58.129 (326.2422049) DEC = +63:54:12.45 (63.9034571)
Discovery date: 2020-08-13 07:55:12.000 (JD=2459074.83)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-13 07:55:12.000
Flux: 16.54 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-12 09:21:36
Limiting flux: 20.64 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/2020rkw