Discovery certificate for object 2020dav
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62403 [ 2020TNSTR.584....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-21 18:11:11
Sender: Dr. Danny Goldstein
Reporting Group: ZUDS     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Danny Goldstein (Caltech), Peter Nugent (LBNL), Ariel Goobar (Stockholm), Suhail Dhawan (Stockholm) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020dav
Discoverer internal name: ZUDS20eaies
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:34:48.410 (218.701708) DEC = +50:01:15.51 (50.020975)
Discovery date: 2020-01-25 00:00:00.000 (JD=2458873.5)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J143448.39+500114.9


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-25 00:00:00.000
Flux: 21.78 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-23 09:36:00
Limiting flux: 21.3 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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