TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 104691 [ 2021TNSTR.980....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-04-01 22:31:12
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_COMPLETE
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021how
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aamnrdd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:44:08.332 (266.03471694286) DEC = +28:20:37.10 (28.343638892857)
Discovery date: 2021-02-28 11:54:25.632 (JD=2459273.9961343)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-02-28 11:54:25.632
Flux: 18.76 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021how