Discovery certificate for object 2020ied
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 68783 [ 2020TNSTR1127....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-04-25 12:01:07
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_NEW)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020ied
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acahimb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:11:52.934 (302.97055935) DEC = -05:06:02.46 (-5.1006835)
Discovery date: 2020-04-25 10:57:02.592 (JD=2458964.9562847)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN. . See arXiv:1904.05922 for selection criteria..

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-04-25 10:57:02.592
Flux: 19.38 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

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/2020ied