Discovery certificate for object 2018jte
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26219 [ 2018TNSTR1924....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-14 06:21:27
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 2018jte
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acuimze
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:25:20.608 (51.3358686) DEC = +02:59:39.53 (2.9943139)
Discovery date: 2018-12-09 06:10:04.000 (JD=2458461.7569907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-09 06:10:04.000
Flux: 19.21 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-05 05:42:43
Limiting flux: 19.8 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/2018jte