TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 267173 [ 2025TNSTR3344....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-08-23 00:00:52
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_MMA_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Robert Stein (UMD) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025vab
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25abjmxrk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:07:15.998 (241.8166578) DEC = +36:59:31.47 (36.9920751)
Discovery date: 2025-08-18 06:38:16.995 (JD=2460905.7765856)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-08-18 06:38:16.995
Flux: 21.4494 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-08-18 06:33:08
Limiting flux: 21.1488 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/2025vab