TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 159346 [ 2022TNSTR2741....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-09-22 10:22:45
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 2022vlv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22abheqfx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:29:07.750 (277.2822935) DEC = +51:45:46.06 (51.7627954)
Discovery date: 2022-08-30 05:55:40.800 (JD=2459821.747)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-08-30 05:55:40.800
Flux: 20.79 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-08-30 03:57:36
Limiting flux: 20.45 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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