TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 186904 [ 2023TNSTR2177....1F ]
Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-05 19:27:27
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 2023rkf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaxnbwb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:47:37.190 (56.9049568) DEC = -08:40:39.74 (-8.6777067)
Discovery date: 2023-08-13 11:26:52.800 (JD=2460169.977)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-13 11:26:52.800
Flux: 19.98 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-13 10:40:48
Limiting flux: 19.95 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/2023rkf
Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-05 19:27:27
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 2023rkf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aaxnbwb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:47:37.190 (56.9049568) DEC = -08:40:39.74 (-8.6777067)
Discovery date: 2023-08-13 11:26:52.800 (JD=2460169.977)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-08-13 11:26:52.800
Flux: 19.98 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-13 10:40:48
Limiting flux: 19.95 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/2023rkf