TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 95992 [ 2021TNSTR..74....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-07 16:00:40
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 2021pb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aabxjqr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:44:46.816 (146.1950667) DEC = +51:41:14.62 (51.6873938)
Discovery date: 2021-01-07 09:30:12.672 (JD=2459221.89598)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-07 09:30:12.672
Flux: 18.686 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-01-05 09:39:03
Limiting flux: 20.1109 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/2021pb