TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196709 [ 2023TNSTR3298....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-17 07:33:39
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 2023aahy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtiozr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:12:07.274 (78.0303104) DEC = -20:09:56.08 (-20.1655788)
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 08:34:04.800 (JD=2460290.857)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 08:34:04.800
Flux: 20.53 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-10 08:15:22
Limiting flux: 19.82 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/2023aahy