TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 80754 [ 2020TNSTR2616....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-26 15:38:04
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 2020sbm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abwysgz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:33:05.912 (8.2746333) DEC = +30:42:51.31 (30.7142518)
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:34:33.600 (JD=2459087.899)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:34:33.600
Flux: 20.35 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-26 09:14:24
Limiting flux: 20.64 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/2020sbm