TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 170004 [ 2023TNSTR.206....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-01-26 22:07:34
Date made public:
Sender: Anna Ho
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Kailai Wang (Cornell), Anna Ho (Cornell) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023avj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:39:20.815 (144.83673) DEC = +58:08:12.52 (58.136812)
Discovery date: 2023-01-22 06:58:10.560 (JD=2459966.7904)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-01-22 06:58:10.560
Flux: 19.27 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-01-21 08:50:30
Limiting flux: 19.8 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/2023avj