TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196312 [ 2023TNSTR3230....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-13 21:49:15
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 2023zyj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23absqlxw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:43:59.840 (190.9993327) DEC = +24:43:06.32 (24.7184231)
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 10:52:19.200 (JD=2460289.953)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-11 10:52:19.200
Flux: 19.19 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-09 13:03:22
Limiting flux: 19.98 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/2023zyj