TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 188386 [ 2023TNSTR2306....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-18 11:24:45
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: SN 2023swt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abexebx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:50:47.121 (27.6963383) DEC = +29:02:20.98 (29.0391619)
Discovery date: 2023-09-18 08:16:47.000 (JD=2460205.8449884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-09-18 08:16:47.000
Flux: 19.9 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-09-18 07:35:02
Limiting flux: 20.56 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/2023swt