Discovery certificate for object 2018kis
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26863 [ 2018TNSTR1957....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-20 22:38:36
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 2018kis
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aczaugv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:40:51.317 (25.2138217) DEC = +10:56:06.30 (10.9350839)
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 02:52:48.000 (JD=2458472.62)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 02:52:48.000
Flux: 16.34 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-14 06:08:38
Limiting flux: 18.44 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/2018kis