TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62407 [ 2020TNSTR.584....1G ]
Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-21 19:06:47
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 2020dax
Discoverer internal name: ZUDS20egnws
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:40:46.610 (205.194208) DEC = +40:03:28.25 (40.057847)
Discovery date: 2020-02-07 02:24:00.000 (JD=2458886.6)
Potential host galaxy: SDSS J134046.52+400329.7
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-07 02:24:00.000
Flux: 21.3 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-02-04 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 22.15 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/2020dax
Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-21 19:06:47
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 2020dax
Discoverer internal name: ZUDS20egnws
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:40:46.610 (205.194208) DEC = +40:03:28.25 (40.057847)
Discovery date: 2020-02-07 02:24:00.000 (JD=2458886.6)
Potential host galaxy: SDSS J134046.52+400329.7
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-02-07 02:24:00.000
Flux: 21.3 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-02-04 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 22.15 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/2020dax