TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 124088 [ 2021TNSTR3280....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2021-09-23 18:12:28
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 2021zhy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21acckyiq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:31:24.705 (247.8529388) DEC = +42:17:02.12 (42.2839218)
Discovery date: 2021-08-27 04:24:57.600 (JD=2459453.684)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-08-27 04:24:57.600
Flux: 20.78 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2021-08-27 03:56:10
Limiting flux: 20.59 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/2021zhy