TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 191694 [ 2023TNSTR2714....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-10-24 20:32:06
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 2023vtm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abjssxz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:59:07.521 (149.7813383) DEC = -06:48:38.23 (-6.81062)
Discovery date: 2023-10-13 12:20:09.600 (JD=2460231.014)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-10-13 12:20:09.600
Flux: 18.69 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/2023vtm