Discovery certificate for object 2019bfg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30249 [ 2019TNSTR.292....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-02-27 13:12:15
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 2019bfg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aakpccq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:50:18.319 (222.5763287) DEC = +27:55:07.75 (27.9188204)
Discovery date: 2019-02-24 12:01:12.000 (JD=2458539.0008449)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-02-24 12:01:12.000
Flux: 18.6 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-02-12 12:13:06
Limiting flux: 20.03 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/2019bfg