Discovery certificate for object 2018kxo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27413 [ 2018TNSTR1997....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-28 11:56:07
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: SN 2018kxo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18adazbol
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:02:36.436 (135.6518174) DEC = +11:29:09.77 (11.4860474)
Discovery date: 2018-12-23 12:23:55.000 (JD=2458476.0166204)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-23 12:23:55.000
Flux: 19.34 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-20 11:55:23
Limiting flux: 20.13 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018kxo