TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 143022 [ 2022TNSTR.855....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-04-02 20:17:11
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 2022ftk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22aadnqxo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:28:47.435 (202.1976467) DEC = -14:18:25.80 (-14.307167)
Discovery date: 2022-04-02 08:31:12.000 (JD=2459671.855)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-04-02 08:31:12.000
Flux: 19.53 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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