TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 170228 [ 2023TNSTR.239....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-01-29 20:01:05
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2023bbp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aabntjw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:31:09.086 (172.7878583) DEC = +22:46:15.94 (22.7710936)
Discovery date: 2023-01-28 09:09:55.296 (JD=2459972.88189)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-01-28 09:09:55.296
Flux: 19.6751 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-01-26 09:19:09
Limiting flux: 19.7378 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/2023bbp