Discovery certificate for object 2020dcn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 62450 [ 2020TNSTR.600....1G ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-02-22 04:45:33
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: SN 2020dcn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:45:22.580 (206.344083) DEC = +39:44:16.60 (39.737944)
Discovery date: 2020-01-28 00:00:00.000 (JD=2458876.5)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J134522.58+394416.2


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-28 00:00:00.000
Flux: 21.2 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-01-25 09:36:00
Limiting flux: 21.4 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/2020dcn