Discovery certificate for object 2018cyi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 19820 [ 2018TNSTR.912....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-01 04:17:11
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: AT 2018cyi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aaxxfib
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:21:36.363 (230.4015133) DEC = +24:28:53.62 (24.4815612)
Discovery date: 2018-06-04 07:37:55.000 (JD=2458273.8179977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-06-04 07:37:55.000
Flux: 19.55 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/2018cyi