Discovery certificate for object 2018ikx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 24934 [ 2018TNSTR1763....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-13 02:09:45
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 2018ikx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18achvasb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:20:18.258 (110.0760735) DEC = +10:49:31.93 (10.8255375)
Discovery date: 2018-11-12 10:23:31.000 (JD=2458434.9329977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-12 10:23:31.000
Flux: 16.84 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-10 08:32:38
Limiting flux: 20 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/2018ikx