TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 136354 [ 2022TNSTR.371....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-02-12 18:15:08
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2022cch
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22aaakdje
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:14:54.775 (303.7282302) DEC = +18:38:42.06 (18.6450176)
Discovery date: 2022-02-11 13:30:43.200 (JD=2459622.063)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-02-11 13:30:43.200
Flux: 17.92 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022cch