Discovery certificate for object 2019cpq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 31791 [ 2019TNSTR.477....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-04-01 08:21:22
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_COMPLETE)
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 2019cpq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abedguq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:25:04.350 (231.2681259) DEC = +08:05:36.53 (8.093481)
Discovery date: 2019-03-30 10:59:50.000 (JD=2458572.9582176)


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

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-03-30 10:59:50.000
Flux: 19.43 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-03-05 12:29:28
Limiting flux: 20.3146 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/2019cpq