Discovery certificate for object 2020ssf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 81436 [ 2020TNSTR2738....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-09-06 18:53:58
Sender: Anna Ho
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Anna Ho report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020ssf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:38:40.873 (354.670306) DEC = +15:57:14.59 (15.954054)
Discovery date: 2020-09-06 06:02:44.160 (JD=2459098.7519)

Potential host galaxy: NGC 7722
Host redshift: 0.01335


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-09-06 06:02:44.160
Flux: 17.94 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-09-05 11:32:04
Limiting flux: 19.31 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/2020ssf