Discovery certificate for object 2020acy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 58996 [ 2020TNSTR.167....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-17 13:35:41
Sender: Simeon Reusch
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Simeon Reusch and Robert Stein (DESY) for the Zwicky Transient Facility report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020acy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aafeolw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:13:24.590 (108.3524577) DEC = +11:23:30.79 (11.3918873)
Discovery date: 2020-01-14 04:12:26.000 (JD=2458862.6753125)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-14 04:12:26.000
Flux: 21.3752 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-14 03:39:10
Limiting flux: 21.4101 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020acy