TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 177700 [ 2023TNSTR1125....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-16 01:23:59
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 2018mes
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acelijt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:43:34.284 (10.8928481) DEC = +41:42:54.74 (41.7152048)
Discovery date: 2018-11-04 06:12:57.600 (JD=2458426.759)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-04 06:12:57.600
Flux: 20.7 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-01 07:17:46
Limiting flux: 20.45 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/2018mes