TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196449 [ 2023TNSTR3246....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-14 18:00:38
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023aabx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abufzwm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:05:57.028 (241.4876173) DEC = +15:43:38.06 (15.727238)
Discovery date: 2023-12-14 13:12:07.776 (JD=2460293.05009)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-14 13:12:07.776
Flux: 18.3708 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.5 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/2023aabx