TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 137824 [ 2022TNSTR.522....1N ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-02-26 10:04:00
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_AMPEL_COMPLETE
Reporting Group: AMPEL     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

J. Nordin, V. Brinnel, J. van Santen (HU Berlin), A. Gal-Yam, O. Yaron, S. Schulze (Weizmann) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2022dgf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aabzmue
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:58:01.240 (164.50516761429) DEC = +20:29:13.97 (20.487212871429)
Discovery date: 2022-02-12 10:39:58.752 (JD=2459622.9444329)


Remarks: SDSS spec-z 0.066. Known SDSS and/or MILLIQUAS QSO/AGN.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-02-12 10:39:58.752
Flux: 17.34 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: ZTF non-detection limits not available

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022dgf