TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 181216 [ 2023TNSTR1508....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-06-27 05:55:04
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_MMA_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Tomas Ahumada on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023lxu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaptsuy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:40:48.479 (160.2019967) DEC = +41:58:05.27 (41.9681295)
Discovery date: 2023-06-27 04:23:13.997 (JD=2460122.6828009)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-06-27 04:23:13.997
Flux: 20.2021 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-06-20 05:41:21
Limiting flux: 19.7191 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/2023lxu