TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 188137 [ 2023TNSTR2278....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-15 17:26:59
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 2023spf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abdirnr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:20:55.327 (125.2305275) DEC = +25:37:44.23 (25.6289526)
Discovery date: 2023-09-14 12:02:52.800 (JD=2460202.002)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-09-14 12:02:52.800
Flux: 19.16 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-09-12 12:17:17
Limiting flux: 19.85 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/2023spf