Discovery certificate for object 2019biv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 30380 [ 2019TNSTR.305....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-03-01 10:30:35
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 2019biv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19aalmtxr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:03:32.911 (180.8871286) DEC = +02:29:34.12 (2.4928115)
Discovery date: 2019-03-01 07:05:02.000 (JD=2458543.7951736)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-01 07:05:02.000
Flux: 19.07 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-02-10 10:50:09
Limiting flux: 20.44 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/2019biv