TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 186338 [ 2023TNSTR2090....1V ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-08-27 15:41:52
Date made public:
Sender: Jada Vail
Reporting Group: None     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jada L. Vail, Maggie L. Li, Anna Y.Q. Ho (Cornell University) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2023qxj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:58:33.546 (299.6397739) DEC = +54:27:48.02 (54.4633396)
Discovery date: 2023-08-27 06:26:57.408 (JD=2460183.7687153)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-27 06:26:57.408
Flux: 17.11 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-26 06:22:22
Limiting flux: 20.18 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/2023qxj