TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 178486 [ 2023TNSTR1219....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-24 13:06:16
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: AT 2023jij
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aakvcbs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:02.966 (231.5123604) DEC = +18:04:24.78 (18.0735489)
Discovery date: 2023-05-16 06:59:09.312 (JD=2460080.79108)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-05-16 06:59:09.312
Flux: 16.67 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-05-14 08:12:02
Limiting flux: 20.9681 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/2023jij