TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196597 [ 2023TNSTR3267....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-15 21:34:23
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 2023aafe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abulqve
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:52:41.503 (118.1729312) DEC = +35:35:04.34 (35.5845387)
Discovery date: 2023-12-15 08:41:16.800 (JD=2460293.862)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-15 08:41:16.800
Flux: 19.81 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-14 12:40:19
Limiting flux: 20.98 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/2023aafe