TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196380 [ 2023TNSTR3245....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-14 11:34:31
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023aaac
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtpxdn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:43:07.915 (100.7829784) DEC = +40:11:43.61 (40.1954468)
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 08:47:02.400 (JD=2460289.866)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 08:47:02.400
Flux: 20.47 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-11 07:50:53
Limiting flux: 18.89 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/2023aaac