TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196754 [ 2023TNSTR3298....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-17 13:35:06
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 2023aaiw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23absczxa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:07:45.479 (121.9394973) DEC = -02:44:22.29 (-2.7395242)
Discovery date: 2023-12-10 10:30:43.200 (JD=2460288.938)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-10 10:30:43.200
Flux: 19.48 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-09 09:07:12
Limiting flux: 20.08 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/2023aaiw