Discovery certificate for object 2020bx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 57560 [ 2020TNSTR..13....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-02 17:15:41
Sender: ZTF (ALeRCE)
Reporting Group: ALeRCE     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

F. Forster, F.E. Bauer, G. Pignata, J. Arredondo, G. Cabrera-Vives, R. Carrasco-Davis, P.A. Estevez, P. Huijse, E. Reyes, I. Reyes, P. Sanchez-Saez, C. Valenzuela, E. Castillo, D. Ruz-Mieres, D. Rodriguez-Mancini, F.E. Bauer, M. Catelan, S. Eyheramendy, M.J. Graham on behalf of the ALeRCE broker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020bx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aabqwzn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:20:23.011 (260.0958782) DEC = +67:34:18.31 (67.5717518)
Discovery date: 2020-01-02 13:17:26.000 (JD=2458851.0537731)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J172022.85+673420.2
Host redshift: 0.07

Remarks: SN candidate classified by ALeRCE using the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF20aabqwzn

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-02 13:17:26.000
Flux: 19.5255 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

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