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ZTF20aajnksq (AT 2020blt): A Fast Optical Transient at z โ‰ˆ 2.9 with No Detected Gamma-Ray Burst Counterpart

ZTF20aajnksq (AT 2020blt): A Fast Optical Transient at z โ‰ˆ 2.9 with No Detected Gamma-Ray Burst Counterpart

Abstract We present ZTF20aajnksq (AT 2020blt), a fast-fading (ฮ” r = 2.3 mag in ฮ” t = 1.3 days) red ( g โˆ’ r โ‰ˆ 0.6 mag) and luminous ( M 1626 ร… = โˆ’25.9 mag) optical transient at z = 2.9 discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). AT โ€ฆ