TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 183666 [ 2023TNSTR1827....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-07-31 23:25:06
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 2023oit
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aargpzj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:28:39.229 (232.1634526) DEC = +30:37:20.84 (30.6224568)
Discovery date: 2023-04-27 09:46:04.800 (JD=2460061.907)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-04-27 09:46:04.800
Flux: 19.7 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-04-25 10:16:19
Limiting flux: 20.24 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/2023oit