Discovery certificate for object 2020aakx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 90165 [ 2020TNSTR3504....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-19 10:44:00
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: SN 2020aakx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acrudzk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:45:25.086 (26.3545253) DEC = -16:18:57.44 (-16.3159552)
Discovery date: 2020-11-19 03:34:33.600 (JD=2459172.649)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-11-19 03:34:33.600
Flux: 19.93 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-17 06:57:36
Limiting flux: 19.98 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/2020aakx