Discovery certificate for object 2018kmo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27017 [ 2018TNSTR1970....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-23 21:29:59
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 2018kmo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aacgvxa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:40:00.167 (130.0006949) DEC = +44:37:38.12 (44.6272562)
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 12:08:23.000 (JD=2458473.0058333)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-20 12:08:23.000
Flux: 19.63 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-20 10:12:43
Limiting flux: 20.04 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/2018kmo