TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 88253 [ 2020TNSTR3340....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-11-03 00:50:21
Date made public:
Sender: Anna Ho
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Anna Ho report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018lug
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abvkwla
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:00:15.194 (30.063307) DEC = +16:47:57.32 (16.799255)
Discovery date: 2018-09-12 09:46:48.000 (JD=2458373.9075)

Host redshift: 0.2714


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-09-12 09:46:48.000
Flux: 19.73 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-09-11 10:05:40
Limiting flux: 20.74 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2018lug