TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 184886 [ 2023TNSTR1997....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-08-17 08:00:13
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_CLU_PUBLIC
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

K. De (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023ppc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aayfgbs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:16:52.197 (289.217487) DEC = -18:44:26.52 (-18.7406995)
Discovery date: 2023-08-16 05:33:48.384 (JD=2460172.73181)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-16 05:33:48.384
Flux: 20.0296 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-14 07:36:44
Limiting flux: 19.8184 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/2023ppc