TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 95349 [ 2021TNSTR..24....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-03 14:00:00
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 2021bd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aaaouyd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:35:19.794 (218.8324767) DEC = +12:28:20.55 (12.4723739)
Discovery date: 2021-01-03 11:36:57.600 (JD=2459217.984)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-03 11:36:57.600
Flux: 18.71 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-01 13:52:19
Limiting flux: 18.84 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/2021bd