TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198762 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 07:34:57
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 2023acjw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvuhzn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:05:17.608 (76.3233673) DEC = -04:50:40.22 (-4.8445046)
Discovery date: 2023-12-28 05:13:55.200 (JD=2460306.718)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-28 05:13:55.200
Flux: 19.78 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-17 10:17:46
Limiting flux: 18.88 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/2023acjw