TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 157228 [ 2022TNSTR2579....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-09-04 16:24:27
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 2022tkx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22aargiwc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:57:38.569 (329.4107059) DEC = -19:28:16.50 (-19.471251)
Discovery date: 2022-06-29 10:24:57.600 (JD=2459759.934)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-06-29 10:24:57.600
Flux: 20.32 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-06-26 09:23:02
Limiting flux: 20.34 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/2022tkx