TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 176830 [ 2023TNSTR1028....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-08 19:25:22
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 2023hsf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaixebv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:42:39.807 (280.6658625) DEC = +64:31:03.43 (64.5176185)
Discovery date: 2023-05-08 10:19:12.000 (JD=2460072.93)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-05-08 10:19:12.000
Flux: 16.34 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-04-30 11:19:41
Limiting flux: 20.81 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/2023hsf