Discovery certificate for object 2020xb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 58738 [ 2020TNSTR.138....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-14 16:48:32
Sender: Simeon Reusch
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Simeon Reusch and Robert Stein (DESY) for the Zwicky Transient Facility report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020xb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aafesaq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:55:56.553 (103.9856381) DEC = +26:34:29.22 (26.5747823)
Discovery date: 2020-01-14 03:44:21.000 (JD=2458862.6558102)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-14 03:44:21.000
Flux: 21.835 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-13 03:26:59
Limiting flux: 19.413 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/2020xb