Discovery certificate for object 2020xyc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 87122 [ 2020TNSTR3211....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-10-22 04:01:14
Sender: ZTF (ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC)
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2020xyc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20ackefmn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:02:40.120 (60.6671681) DEC = +14:09:52.39 (14.1645517)
Discovery date: 2020-10-17 08:45:36.000 (JD=2459139.865)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-17 08:45:36.000
Flux: 19.2091 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-14 11:27:19
Limiting flux: 20.5146 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/2020xyc