Discovery certificate for object 2018bst
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 18648 [ 2018TNSTR.658....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-05-17 19:27:04
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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

IAU Designation: AT 2018bst
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aaqkjzp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:28:41.637 (172.1734888) DEC = +63:35:51.29 (63.5975807)
Discovery date: 2018-05-05 04:24:57.000 (JD=2458243.6839931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-05-05 04:24:57.000
Flux: 19.93 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-05 03:59:02
Limiting flux: 20.18 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/2018bst