Discovery certificate for object 2021aku
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 96913 [ 2021TNSTR.170....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-16 02:00:34
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021aku
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aadzohl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:05:54.527 (181.4771956) DEC = +55:11:23.02 (55.1897269)
Discovery date: 2021-01-07 11:40:43.968 (JD=2459221.98662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-07 11:40:43.968
Flux: 20.4969 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-07 10:13:15
Limiting flux: 20.2199 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/2021aku