TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 179288 [ 2023TNSTR1323....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-06-05 17:26:34
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 2023jxk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aamxeqf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:02:36.971 (255.6540479) DEC = +51:52:05.09 (51.8680802)
Discovery date: 2023-06-05 04:52:19.200 (JD=2460100.703)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-06-05 04:52:19.200
Flux: 19.22 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-06-03 08:39:50
Limiting flux: 19.75 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/2023jxk