TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196286 [ 2023TNSTR3230....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-13 21:43:28
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 2023zxn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtuurf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:57:24.363 (224.3515137) DEC = +01:25:53.85 (1.4316251)
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:33:35.000 (JD=2460291.0649884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:33:35.000
Flux: 20.01 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/2023zxn