Discovery certificate for object 2018irx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 25218 [ 2018TNSTR1801....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-11-20 14:49:56
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_NEW)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018irx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18accngmn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:36:58.030 (144.2417921) DEC = +12:06:01.23 (12.1003417)
Discovery date: 2018-11-03 11:33:12.000 (JD=2458425.9814005)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-03 11:33:12.000
Flux: 19.1231 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018irx