TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 109251 [ 2021TNSTR1588....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-05-11 17:42:41
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 2021mam
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aaxwcqm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:11:53.349 (2.9722878) DEC = +50:02:46.58 (50.0462723)
Discovery date: 2021-04-30 11:51:21.600 (JD=2459334.994)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-04-30 11:51:21.600
Flux: 19.48 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-04-27 12:05:46
Limiting flux: 18.45 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/2021mam