Discovery certificate for object 2019npd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 44050 [ 2019TNSTR1496....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-08-15 23:16:18
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: DECam-GROWTH     Discovery Data Source: DECam-GROWTH

I. Andreoni and D. Goldstein (Caltech) on behalf of the DECam-GROWTH team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2019npd
Discoverer internal name: DG19hqpgc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:46:56.705 (11.736272430549) DEC = -25:22:36.66 (-25.37685075988)
Discovery date: 2019-08-15 06:43:12.000 (JD=2458710.78)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-08-15 06:43:12.000
Flux: 19.13 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: DECAM
Telescope: CTIO - 4-m Victor M. Blanco Telescope

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2019npd