TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 186421 [ 2023TNSTR2112....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-08-29 11:24:56
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 2023qzn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23ababdhb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:21:26.422 (350.3600932) DEC = +08:32:38.12 (8.5439214)
Discovery date: 2023-08-27 09:04:19.200 (JD=2460183.878)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-27 09:04:19.200
Flux: 20.16 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-25 10:37:55
Limiting flux: 20.13 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/2023qzn