Discovery certificate for object 2020anc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 59566 [ 2020TNSTR.239....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-23 12:48:18
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_COMPLETE)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020anc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF19adceocn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:09:06.157 (152.2756540875) DEC = +35:39:32.56 (35.6590445375)
Discovery date: 2020-01-23 07:35:16.000 (JD=2458871.8161574)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN. . See arXiv:1904.05922 for selection criteria..

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-23 07:35:16.000
Flux: 19.34 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-23 07:33:56
Limiting flux: 20.3208 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/2020anc