TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198773 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 07:37:07
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 2023acjz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvtkee
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:39:21.348 (39.83895) DEC = -19:10:15.44 (-19.1709552)
Discovery date: 2023-12-29 03:46:04.800 (JD=2460307.657)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-29 03:46:04.800
Flux: 19.74 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-27 04:40:48
Limiting flux: 18.24 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/2023acjz