TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 174336 [ 2023TNSTR.763....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-04-11 17:34:48
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 2023ffu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaebvoe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:35:52.680 (218.969499) DEC = -03:51:22.54 (-3.85626)
Discovery date: 2023-03-29 07:58:04.800 (JD=2460032.832)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-03-29 07:58:04.800
Flux: 20.02 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-03-18 08:38:24
Limiting flux: 20.07 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/2023ffu