Discovery certificate for object 2020fvs
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 65949 [ 2020TNSTR.955....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-03 23:35:44
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020fvs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aaunvkd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:17:28.141 (259.3672533) DEC = -20:45:13.95 (-20.7538763)
Discovery date: 2020-04-02 11:31:12.000 (JD=2458941.98)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-04-02 11:31:12.000
Flux: 18.85 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-04-01 12:31:41
Limiting flux: 17.31 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/2020fvs