Discovery certificate for object 2020tps
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 82559 [ 2020TNSTR2851....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-09-18 18:24:29
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 2020tps
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abupuzr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:28:17.025 (322.0709366) DEC = +29:20:51.12 (29.3475327)
Discovery date: 2020-08-19 07:58:04.800 (JD=2459080.832)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-08-19 07:58:04.800
Flux: 19.85 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-08-18 08:48:29
Limiting flux: 20.59 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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