TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 197952 [ 2023TNSTR3375....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-28 19:34:26
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 2023abur
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvsdsu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:59:00.801 (239.753338) DEC = +12:44:36.05 (12.7433466)
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:29:16.800 (JD=2460291.062)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:29:16.800
Flux: 19.77 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/2023abur