TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 186927 [ 2023TNSTR2184....1A ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-06 07:37:04
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Shreya Anand on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2023rkw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abawyxp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:19:17.384 (349.8224334) DEC = +37:47:18.09 (37.7883583)
Discovery date: 2023-09-05 05:52:57.996 (JD=2460192.7451157)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-09-05 05:52:57.996
Flux: 20.3163 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-08-31 11:09:59
Limiting flux: 19.1876 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023rkw