TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 161051 [ 2022TNSTR2930....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2022-10-08 14:20:32
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 2022xav
Discoverer internal name: ZTF22ablnrcv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:39:17.646 (144.8235243) DEC = +32:18:38.46 (32.3106841)
Discovery date: 2022-10-06 11:22:33.600 (JD=2459858.974)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2022-10-06 11:22:33.600
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-10-03 12:04:19
Limiting flux: 20.38 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/2022xav