Discovery certificate for object 2020jen
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 69888 [ 2020TNSTR1238....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-05-05 12:36:58
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 2020jen
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aaxxmaj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:53:42.986 (283.429108) DEC = -17:25:31.54 (-17.4254276)
Discovery date: 2020-05-01 10:01:55.200 (JD=2458970.918)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-05-01 10:01:55.200
Flux: 18.43 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-04-27 10:32:10
Limiting flux: 20.56 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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