Discovery certificate for object 2020dau
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62401 [ 2020TNSTR.583....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-21 18:06:32
Sender: Dr. Danny Goldstein
Reporting Group: ZUDS     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Danny Goldstein report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020dau
Discoverer internal name: ZUDS20dyxde
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:58:55.370 (224.730708) DEC = +51:03:34.12 (51.059478)
Discovery date: 2020-01-28 00:00:00.000 (JD=2458876.5)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J145855.34+510334.3


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-28 00:00:00.000
Flux: 21.05 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-27 19:12:00
Limiting flux: 21.03 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: 7-day stack

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