TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 87258 [ 2020TNSTR3225....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-23 15:39:24
Date made public:
Sender: Simeon Reusch
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Simeon Reusch, Robert Stein (DESY) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020ybb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acmxnpa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:21:50.811 (260.461713) DEC = +14:46:27.51 (14.774308)
Discovery date: 2020-10-13 02:37:32.160 (JD=2459135.6094)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-13 02:37:32.160
Flux: 20.62 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-13 02:25:18
Limiting flux: 20.21 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/2020ybb