Discovery certificate for object 2021bc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 95348 [ 2021TNSTR..24....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-03 13:59:53
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021bc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aaaovuq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:35:33.026 (233.8876078) DEC = +18:08:56.02 (18.1488944)
Discovery date: 2021-01-03 11:45:36.000 (JD=2459217.99)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-03 11:45:36.000
Flux: 19.46 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-01 13:47:59
Limiting flux: 18.74 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/2021bc