TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196287 [ 2023TNSTR3230....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-13 21:43:41
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 2023zxo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtnnwa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:50:50.686 (237.7111897) DEC = +09:04:37.07 (9.0769647)
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:26:24.000 (JD=2460291.06)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:26:24.000
Flux: 19.62 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-11 13:37:55
Limiting flux: 16.02 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023zxo