Discovery certificate for object 2020sbg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 80748 [ 2020TNSTR2616....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-26 14:52:48
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

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

IAU Designation: AT 2020sbg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abwxvck
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:17:45.285 (4.438686) DEC = +25:39:55.14 (25.6653174)
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:01:26.400 (JD=2459087.876)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-26 09:01:26.400
Flux: 20.61 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-26 08:09:36
Limiting flux: 20.69 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/2020sbg