TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 91573 [ 2020TNSTR3656....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-04 14:15:52
Date made public:
Sender: REFITT_BOT
Reporting Group: REFITT     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. E. Weil, D. Milisavljevic on behalf of REFITT report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2020abog
Discoverer internal name: ZTF20acpgjac
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:52:28.214 (118.1175563) DEC = -19:25:12.79 (-19.42022)
Discovery date: 2020-10-30 10:56:58.272 (JD=2459152.9562269)

Potential host galaxy:

Remarks: Data were provided by the Zwicky Transient Facility (https://www.ztf.caltech.edu) and processed through the ANTARES (https://antares.noirlab.edu) broker.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2020-10-30 10:56:58.272
Flux: 19.3028 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2020-10-29 10:58:16
Limiting flux: 19.0371 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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