Discovery certificate for object 2018kix
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26868 [ 2018TNSTR1957....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-20 22:42:09
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 2018kix
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aczcvyx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:48:04.395 (132.0183136) DEC = +18:20:52.65 (18.3479587)
Discovery date: 2018-12-03 10:56:38.000 (JD=2458455.9559954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-03 10:56:38.000
Flux: 20.42 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-26 10:50:52
Limiting flux: 19.45 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/2018kix