TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 122268 [ 2021TNSTR3023....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-09-03 20:14:24
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 2021xts
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21abvyxhc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:55:29.956 (283.8748162) DEC = +52:25:59.55 (52.4332088)
Discovery date: 2021-08-08 08:26:52.800 (JD=2459434.852)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-08-08 08:26:52.800
Flux: 20.82 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-08-08 05:48:29
Limiting flux: 20.79 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/2021xts