TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 182827 [ 2023TNSTR1718....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-07-20 11:25:43
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 2023nnq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aarzyta
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:21:38.752 (230.4114668) DEC = +26:30:30.09 (26.5083593)
Discovery date: 2023-07-15 04:42:14.400 (JD=2460140.696)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-07-15 04:42:14.400
Flux: 20.15 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-07-13 05:24:00
Limiting flux: 20.52 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/2023nnq