TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 187375 [ 2023TNSTR2219....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-09 17:28:41
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 2023rwj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abazwsz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:31:17.168 (37.8215333) DEC = -14:55:59.44 (-14.9331773)
Discovery date: 2023-09-07 10:22:04.800 (JD=2460194.932)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-09-07 10:22:04.800
Flux: 19.89 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-09-04 10:06:14
Limiting flux: 19.42 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/2023rwj