TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 108539 [ 2021TNSTR1492....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-05-06 17:56:13
Date made public:
Sender: Yuhan Yao
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Yuhan Yao (Caltech), Anna Ho (UC Berkeley), Daniel Perley (LJMU) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2021lkh
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aasouko
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:12:13.840 (243.0576667) DEC = +29:38:46.37 (29.6462126)
Discovery date: 2021-05-06 09:07:01.632 (JD=2459340.8798843)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-05-06 09:07:01.632
Flux: 19.7497 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-05-05 09:30:31
Limiting flux: 20.851 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/2021lkh