Discovery certificate for object 2018kks
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26938 [ 2018TNSTR2070....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-22 21:45:43
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 2018kks
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aavrjbx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:36:23.019 (189.095912) DEC = +39:00:00.71 (39.0001964)
Discovery date: 2018-12-09 13:10:31.000 (JD=2458462.0489815)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-09 13:10:31.000
Flux: 19.95 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-22 05:46:19
Limiting flux: 19.99 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/2018kks