Discovery certificate for object 2020day
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62408 [ 2020TNSTR.584....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-21 19:34:15
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 2020day
Discoverer internal name: ZUDS20drtvq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:41:58.200 (190.4925) DEC = +60:38:46.46 (60.646239)
Discovery date: 2020-01-07 12:00:00.000 (JD=2458856)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J124158.16+603846.4

Remarks: Heavily extincted PTF 11kx-like

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-07 12:00:00.000
Flux: 20.5 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2019-12-29 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.86 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/2020day