Discovery certificate for object 2020lfd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 72158 [ 2020TNSTR1576....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-05-27 19:58:03
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 2020lfd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abchhrr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:34:45.788 (353.6907854) DEC = +32:59:39.67 (32.99435235)
Discovery date: 2020-05-27 10:54:22.000 (JD=2458996.9544213)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J233445.85+325941.0
Host redshift: 0.107

Remarks: SN candidate classified by ALeRCE using the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF20abchhrr

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-05-27 10:54:22.000
Flux: 19.5737 ABMag
Filter: g-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/2020lfd