TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196850 [ 2023TNSTR3311....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-18 13:34:15
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 2023aale
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23absvgfz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:31:29.490 (127.8728762) DEC = +00:31:48.99 (0.5302756)
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 08:29:45.600 (JD=2460289.854)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 08:29:45.600
Flux: 19.73 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-09 09:10:05
Limiting flux: 20.15 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/2023aale