TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 185020 [ 2023TNSTR2012....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-08-18 15:25:36
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 2023psy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaxyhbf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:01:58.883 (30.4953451) DEC = -05:17:29.09 (-5.2914133)
Discovery date: 2023-08-09 11:13:55.200 (JD=2460165.968)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-09 11:13:55.200
Flux: 20.64 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-04 10:59:31
Limiting flux: 19.58 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/2023psy