Discovery certificate for object 2020ztf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 89356 [ 2020TNSTR3449....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-15 20:22:43
Sender: ZTF (ALeRCE)
Reporting Group: ALeRCE     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

F. Forster, F.E. Bauer, A. Munoz-Arancibia, L. Hernandez-Garcia, G. Pignata, 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 2020ztf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acwxwew
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:07:04.986 (151.77077525) DEC = -14:30:03.33 (-14.5009252)
Discovery date: 2020-11-13 12:53:46.997 (JD=2459167.0373495)

Potential host galaxy: WISEA J100704.97-143003.4

Remarks: SN candidate classified by ALeRCE using the public ZTF stream. Discovery image and light curve in http://alerce.online/object/ZTF18acwxwew

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-11-13 12:53:46.997
Flux: 19.9538 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Remarks: Data provided by ZTF

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-11-13 11:48:03
Limiting flux: 20.2835 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/2020ztf