Discovery certificate for object 2018ljc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 27957 [ 2019TNSTR..27....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-01-04 15:40:37
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: AT 2018ljc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aavtklk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:28:08.129 (247.0338725) DEC = +63:49:25.47 (63.8237423)
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 12:15:07.000 (JD=2458481.0104977)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-28 12:15:07.000
Flux: 18.9 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-20 03:52:24
Limiting flux: 20.26 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/2018ljc