Discovery certificate for object 2019ptx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 46408 [ 2019TNSTR1781....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-09-09 02:45:36
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2019ptx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19abwrzqb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:41:48.520 (40.4521665) DEC = +43:05:32.65 (43.092404)
Discovery date: 2019-09-04 10:12:00.000 (JD=2458730.925)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2019-09-04 10:12:00.000
Flux: 16.46 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-09-01 11:49:55
Limiting flux: 20.57 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/2019ptx