Discovery certificate for object 2019bal
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30104 [ 2019TNSTR.278....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-25 09:57:20
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 2019bal
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aaklsto
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:44:30.394 (251.1266408) DEC = +52:48:41.73 (52.8115921)
Discovery date: 2019-02-24 11:56:04.000 (JD=2458538.9972685)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-24 11:56:04.000
Flux: 18.78 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-02-12 12:19:17
Limiting flux: 19.95 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/2019bal