Discovery certificate for object 2018cua
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 19669 [ 2018TNSTR.878....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-06-23 08:33:40
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: SN 2018cua
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aazhwnh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:32:03.559 (233.0148298) DEC = +23:31:01.33 (23.5170358)
Discovery date: 2018-06-19 06:34:33.000 (JD=2458288.7739931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-06-19 06:34:33.000
Flux: 19.03 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-10 06:07:12
Limiting flux: 20.75 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/2018cua