TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 176815 [ 2023TNSTR1028....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-08 15:23:33
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 2023hrs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaiofus
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:40:34.819 (235.1450801) DEC = +25:51:44.57 (25.8623811)
Discovery date: 2023-04-29 10:23:31.200 (JD=2460063.933)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-04-29 10:23:31.200
Flux: 19.85 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-04-29 09:38:53
Limiting flux: 20.69 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/2023hrs