TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 80625 [ 2020TNSTR2596....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-24 21:01:10
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 2020rxy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abwaucp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:08:40.211 (317.1675474) DEC = +14:00:38.58 (14.0107176)
Discovery date: 2020-08-17 08:41:34.080 (JD=2459078.8622)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-17 08:41:34.080
Flux: 21.2086 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-17 07:26:59
Limiting flux: 20.6587 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/2020rxy