Discovery certificate for object 2018ets
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21372 [ 2018TNSTR1126....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-08 21:01:21
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 2018ets
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18ablwpwc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:42:10.461 (265.543588) DEC = -14:44:40.06 (-14.7444619)
Discovery date: 2018-08-08 04:04:48.000 (JD=2458338.67)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-08 04:04:48.000
Flux: 18.56 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-04 04:03:21
Limiting flux: 19.93 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/2018ets