Discovery certificate for object 2020spc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 81333 [ 2020TNSTR2725....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-09-05 19:48:40
Sender: ZTF (ALeRCE)
Reporting Group: ALeRCE     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

F. Forster, L. Hernandez-Garcia, A. Munoz-Arancibia, F.E. Bauer, L. Galbany, G. Pignata, E. Camacho, J. Silva-Farfan, A. Mourao, 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, 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 2020spc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abxxuyr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:19:04.623 (79.7692611) DEC = +67:08:48.69 (67.1468577)
Discovery date: 2020-08-30 09:47:43.002 (JD=2459091.9081366)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J051904.99+670847.4

Remarks: Early SN candidate (g-rise > 0.13+-0.08 mag/day) classified by ALeRCE using the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF20abxxuyr

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-30 09:47:43.002
Flux: 19.9254 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-27 11:38:32
Limiting flux: 20.3094 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

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