TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 168736 [ 2023TNSTR.108....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-01-15 11:00:40
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: SN 2023qa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaagteq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:40:00.373 (70.0015561) DEC = +49:20:38.92 (49.344144)
Discovery date: 2023-01-12 06:15:26.208 (JD=2459956.76072)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-01-12 06:15:26.208
Flux: 17.8966 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2022-12-27 07:42:50
Limiting flux: 20.2776 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/2023qa