TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 80751 [ 2020TNSTR2616....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-26 15:19:57
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

S. Anand (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020sbj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abwyvrl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:11:05.977 (2.7749043) DEC = +37:40:36.71 (37.6768649)
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:23:02.400 (JD=2459087.891)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:23:02.400
Flux: 22.28 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020sbj