Discovery certificate for object 2018fch
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 21648 [ 2018TNSTR1174....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-14 21:49:38
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 2018fch
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18ablwgop
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:33:35.353 (338.3973058) DEC = +41:46:59.50 (41.7831935)
Discovery date: 2018-08-07 09:23:02.000 (JD=2458337.8909954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-07 09:23:02.000
Flux: 19.18 ABMag
Filter: g-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/2018fch