Discovery certificate for object 2018kxz
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27425 [ 2018TNSTR1997....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-28 12:43:37
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: SN 2018kxz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acwwowy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:02:18.669 (180.5777894) DEC = +59:15:24.13 (59.2567027)
Discovery date: 2018-12-19 13:16:01.000 (JD=2458472.0527894)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-19 13:16:01.000
Flux: 18.51 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-12 11:49:46
Limiting flux: 20.78 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/2018kxz