Discovery certificate for object 2020tqx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 82606 [ 2020TNSTR2864....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-09-19 08:39:11
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_AMPEL_COMPLETE)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, M. Giomi, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020tqx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20abzxeri
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:57:47.307 (359.44711262) DEC = -20:08:59.09 (-20.14974676)
Discovery date: 2020-09-18 07:57:02.592 (JD=2459110.8312847)


Remarks: Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN. . See arXiv:1904.05922 for selection criteria..

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-09-18 07:57:02.592
Flux: 19.45 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-09-16 09:03:44
Limiting flux: 19.9542 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/2020tqx