TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 191710 [ 2023TNSTR2714....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-10-24 20:50:39
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 2023vtp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abjxqwr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:03:39.763 (75.9156798) DEC = -16:32:38.93 (-16.5441459)
Discovery date: 2023-10-14 10:00:28.800 (JD=2460231.917)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-10-14 10:00:28.800
Flux: 20.05 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-10-12 11:38:24
Limiting flux: 19.54 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/2023vtp