TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 267185 [ 2025TNSTR3344....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-08-23 00:08:54
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 2025van
Discoverer internal name: ZTF25abjmvte
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:31:40.827 (247.9201141) DEC = +40:30:48.39 (40.5134422)
Discovery date: 2025-08-18 05:55:20.997 (JD=2460905.7467708)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-08-18 05:55:20.997
Flux: 21.4114 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-08-18 04:46:46
Limiting flux: 21.3294 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/2025van