TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196288 [ 2023TNSTR3230....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-13 21:43:52
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 2023zxp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtnkde
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:57:01.800 (209.2575008) DEC = -12:26:47.02 (-12.4463935)
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:10:33.600 (JD=2460291.049)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-12 13:10:33.600
Flux: 18.77 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/2023zxp