TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196553 [ 2023TNSTR3268....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-15 05:00:16
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: SN 2023aaeg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtopsg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:03:57.132 (15.9880506) DEC = +80:39:39.34 (80.6609283)
Discovery date: 2023-12-13 03:17:29.760 (JD=2460291.63715)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-13 03:17:29.760
Flux: 19.7627 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-10 07:40:28
Limiting flux: 19.9398 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023aaeg