TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 168330 [ 2023TNSTR..70....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-01-12 19:23:59
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: SN 2022aegi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22acaipkl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:54:25.729 (238.6072027) DEC = +04:01:35.03 (4.0263972)
Discovery date: 2022-12-22 13:33:35.000 (JD=2459936.0649884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-12-22 13:33:35.000
Flux: 19.35 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-12-21 13:46:34
Limiting flux: 18.59 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/2022aegi