Discovery certificate for object 2018iqw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25170 [ 2018TNSTR1800....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-20 04:45:57
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 2018iqw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acejeqb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:31:06.056 (22.7752339) DEC = -20:28:24.18 (-20.4733835)
Discovery date: 2018-11-07 05:36:57.000 (JD=2458429.7339931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-07 05:36:57.000
Flux: 19.63 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-04 07:33:36
Limiting flux: 20.16 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/2018iqw