TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196852 [ 2023TNSTR3311....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-18 13:34:48
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 2023aalg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abudmpb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:44:31.587 (161.1316142) DEC = +75:22:27.35 (75.3742632)
Discovery date: 2023-12-14 09:23:02.400 (JD=2460292.891)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-14 09:23:02.400
Flux: 20.46 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-13 09:50:24
Limiting flux: 20.31 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/2023aalg