Discovery certificate for object 2018kkz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 26947 [ 2018TNSTR1969....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-23 01:04:07
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 2018kkz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aabgroi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:26:51.486 (96.714523) DEC = +52:07:44.87 (52.1291309)
Discovery date: 2018-09-09 11:13:55.000 (JD=2458370.9679977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-09 11:13:55.000
Flux: 21.09 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-06 12:17:16
Limiting flux: 20.35 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/2018kkz