TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 184524 [ 2023TNSTR1940....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-08-13 21:25:44
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: SN 2023pfj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaxldkr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:17:12.157 (34.3006541) DEC = +01:35:56.64 (1.5990676)
Discovery date: 2023-08-13 10:07:40.800 (JD=2460169.922)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-13 10:07:40.800
Flux: 19.91 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-09 11:16:48
Limiting flux: 20.15 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/2023pfj