TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198876 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 15:46:30
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 2023ackf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abvsebn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:23:26.310 (230.8596265) DEC = -19:59:18.25 (-19.9884034)
Discovery date: 2023-12-28 13:16:19.200 (JD=2460307.053)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-28 13:16:19.200
Flux: 18.62 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/2023ackf