TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 174493 [ 2023TNSTR.775....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-04-12 23:36:19
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: SN 2018men
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aahpouv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:49:06.431 (147.2767953) DEC = +10:58:11.92 (10.9699776)
Discovery date: 2018-04-09 04:48:00.000 (JD=2458217.7)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-09 04:48:00.000
Flux: 19 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/2018men