TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 169764 [ 2023TNSTR.194....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-01-25 15:30:53
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 2023aps
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aabfevl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:55:08.176 (223.7840687) DEC = -01:02:44.37 (-1.045659)
Discovery date: 2023-01-25 12:08:38.400 (JD=2459970.006)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-01-25 12:08:38.400
Flux: 20.12 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-01-07 12:44:38
Limiting flux: 19.49 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/2023aps