TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196233 [ 2023TNSTR3230....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-13 15:39:44
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 2023zwe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtunum
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:13:33.445 (198.3893536) DEC = +76:03:35.37 (76.059826)
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 11:28:19.200 (JD=2460289.978)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 11:28:19.200
Flux: 19.06 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-11 10:49:26
Limiting flux: 19.18 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/2023zwe