TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 192173 [ 2023TNSTR2796....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-01 20:00:18
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018mkz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acgvedl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:43:51.301 (130.9637522) DEC = +51:59:28.31 (51.9911974)
Discovery date: 2018-11-09 12:18:31.968 (JD=2458432.01287)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-09 12:18:31.968
Flux: 18.4159 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-05-31 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 20.5 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/2018mkz