TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196851 [ 2023TNSTR3311....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-18 13:34:27
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 2023aalf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtjysi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:28:36.274 (127.1511408) DEC = -25:53:24.86 (-25.8902382)
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 10:03:21.600 (JD=2460290.919)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 10:03:21.600
Flux: 20.07 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-11 11:03:50
Limiting flux: 18.15 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/2023aalf