TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 169438 [ 2023TNSTR.182....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-01-24 13:27:27
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 2023ahd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaaypwj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:36:00.145 (219.0006022) DEC = +54:26:44.38 (54.4456607)
Discovery date: 2023-01-24 10:16:19.200 (JD=2459968.928)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-01-24 10:16:19.200
Flux: 20.05 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-01-22 09:25:55
Limiting flux: 19.64 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/2023ahd