Discovery certificate for object 2018khx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26840 [ 2018TNSTR1958....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-20 20:01:35
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 2018khx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acydjfe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:37:01.498 (219.2562409) DEC = +26:40:19.20 (26.6720012)
Discovery date: 2018-12-17 12:42:27.000 (JD=2458470.0294792)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-17 12:42:27.000
Flux: 19.19 ABMag
Filter: g-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/2018khx