TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 197948 [ 2023TNSTR3375....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-28 19:33:39
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 2023abun
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvbqsd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:00:29.990 (240.1249598) DEC = +14:30:08.66 (14.5024043)
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 13:29:16.800 (JD=2460296.062)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-17 13:29:16.800
Flux: 17.56 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023abun