TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 115265 [ 2021TNSTR2247....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-06-29 14:40:40
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 2021rfu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21abimyef
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:21:03.507 (320.2646113) DEC = -04:01:17.33 (-4.0214815)
Discovery date: 2021-06-29 09:24:28.800 (JD=2459394.892)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-06-29 09:24:28.800
Flux: 19.8 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-06-27 10:01:55
Limiting flux: 19.25 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/2021rfu