Discovery certificate for object 2021asu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 97231 [ 2021TNSTR.189....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-18 10:00:57
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: SN 2021asu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aaezixn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:36:53.371 (129.2223789) DEC = -05:55:03.84 (-5.9177331)
Discovery date: 2021-01-18 08:28:03.648 (JD=2459232.85282)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-18 08:28:03.648
Flux: 18.9915 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-16 10:17:37
Limiting flux: 20.1214 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/2021asu