TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196080 [ 2023TNSTR3213....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-12 19:42:21
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 2023zsd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtcedd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:40:59.536 (310.248067) DEC = +28:40:54.59 (28.6818292)
Discovery date: 2023-12-07 03:25:55.200 (JD=2460285.643)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-07 03:25:55.200
Flux: 19.94 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-20 04:20:38
Limiting flux: 19.37 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/2023zsd