Discovery certificate for object 2020qf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 58327 [ 2020TNSTR..78....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-01-08 22:08:19
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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

IAU Designation: AT 2020qf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20aaeccig
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:39:09.654 (99.7902236) DEC = +05:16:30.97 (5.275269)
Discovery date: 2020-01-06 05:22:33.000 (JD=2458854.7239931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-01-06 05:22:33.000
Flux: 19.3 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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