TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 198786 [ 2024TNSTR..41....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-05 09:37:11
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 2023ackb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abwaiwf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:51:47.326 (102.9471898) DEC = +23:29:03.49 (23.4843028)
Discovery date: 2023-12-15 10:40:48.000 (JD=2460293.945)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-15 10:40:48.000
Flux: 20.25 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-15 08:26:53
Limiting flux: 20.17 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/2023ackb