Discovery certificate for object 2020daw
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62406 [ 2020TNSTR.584....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-21 18:17:15
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 2020daw
Discoverer internal name: ZUDS20dpvgu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:31:08.500 (202.785417) DEC = +52:36:54.52 (52.615144)
Discovery date: 2020-01-30 00:00:00.000 (JD=2458878.5)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J133108.50+523654.4


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-30 00:00:00.000
Flux: 21.8 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-22 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 21.63 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/2020daw