Discovery certificate for object 2018kkp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26929 [ 2018TNSTR2070....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-22 21:26:37
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 2018kkp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aczbkjn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:16:52.418 (19.2184101) DEC = +44:47:01.62 (44.7837829)
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 04:54:13.000 (JD=2458472.7043171)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 04:54:13.000
Flux: 19.5 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-16 06:28:13
Limiting flux: 20.19 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/2018kkp