TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 129878 [ 2021TNSTR3964....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-11-19 23:01:54
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: SN 2021aexj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21acptaer
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:24:54.635 (21.2276473) DEC = +09:12:32.00 (9.2088899)
Discovery date: 2021-11-19 08:19:07.104 (JD=2459537.84661)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-11-19 08:19:07.104
Flux: 18.5507 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-11-19 05:36:00
Limiting flux: 18.4902 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/2021aexj