Discovery certificate for object 2020hqk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 68032 [ 2020TNSTR1053....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-17 18:25:12
Sender: ZTF (ALeRCE)
Reporting Group: ALeRCE     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

F. Forster, F.E. Bauer, L. Galbany, G. Pignata, E. Camacho, J. Silva-Farfan, J. Arredondo, G. Cabrera-Vives, R. Carrasco-Davis, P.A. Estevez, P. Huijse, E. Reyes, I. Reyes, P. Sanchez-Saez, C. Valenzuela, E. Castillo, D. Ruz-Mieres, D. Rodriguez-Mancini, F.E. Bauer, M. Catelan, S. Eyheramendy, M.J. Graham on behalf of the ALeRCE broker report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020hqk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aavedmf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:58:32.676 (119.63614825) DEC = +03:21:52.05 (3.36445815)
Discovery date: 2020-04-17 04:04:19.004 (JD=2458956.6696644)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J075832.55+032153.6

Remarks: SN candidate classified by ALeRCE using the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF20aavedmf

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-04-17 04:04:19.004
Flux: 20.0207 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020hqk