TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 80756 [ 2020TNSTR2616....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-26 15:40:39
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 2020sbo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abwyrzs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:59:11.284 (359.7970155) DEC = +32:10:38.31 (32.1773094)
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:28:48.000 (JD=2459087.895)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:28:48.000
Flux: 21.47 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-25 11:16:48
Limiting flux: 20.74 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/2020sbo