TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 177381 [ 2023TNSTR1085....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-13 23:30:57
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 2023igp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aagvffe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:58:23.518 (254.5979912) DEC = +36:01:30.49 (36.0251363)
Discovery date: 2023-04-10 09:37:26.400 (JD=2460044.901)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-04-10 09:37:26.400
Flux: 20.56 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-04-08 10:36:29
Limiting flux: 19.84 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/2023igp