TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 188530 [ 2023TNSTR2322....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-09-19 19:26:16
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 2023taf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abefcde
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:30:04.217 (127.5175717) DEC = +01:57:59.49 (1.9665252)
Discovery date: 2023-09-16 12:18:43.200 (JD=2460204.013)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-09-16 12:18:43.200
Flux: 18.72 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: Non existent in SDSS/PS1

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