Discovery certificate for object 2019pta
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 46373 [ 2019TNSTR1767....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-09-08 16:19:57
Sender: ZTF (ALeRCE)
Reporting Group: ALeRCE     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

F. Forster on behalf of the ALeRCE broker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2019pta
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19abxvxkn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:46:43.646 (116.6818592) DEC = +33:11:52.04 (33.1977899)
Discovery date: 2019-09-07 12:19:49.000 (JD=2458734.0137616)

Potential host galaxy: 2MASX J07464366+3311522
Host redshift: 0.062254

Remarks: Early SN candidate classified by ALeRCE using the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF19abxvxkn

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-09-07 12:19:49.000
Flux: 19.8272 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-09-07 11:46:28
Limiting flux: 19.9872 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

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