Discovery certificate for object 2018epl
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21234 [ 2018TNSTR1098....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-04 19:38:08
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 2018epl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abkxfou
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:58:19.227 (299.5801141) DEC = +43:00:28.45 (43.0079014)
Discovery date: 2018-08-02 05:44:09.000 (JD=2458332.7389931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-02 05:44:09.000
Flux: 19.21 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-01 07:23:31
Limiting flux: 20.44 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/2018epl