TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193211 [ 2023TNSTR2892....1F ]
Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-09 00:21:24
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 2023xek
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aboicus
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:41:59.316 (130.4971493) DEC = -15:46:26.18 (-15.7739381)
Discovery date: 2023-11-02 11:29:45.600 (JD=2460250.979)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-02 11:29:45.600
Flux: 19.04 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-10-31 12:08:38
Limiting flux: 18.8 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/2023xek
Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-09 00:21:24
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 2023xek
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23aboicus
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:41:59.316 (130.4971493) DEC = -15:46:26.18 (-15.7739381)
Discovery date: 2023-11-02 11:29:45.600 (JD=2460250.979)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-02 11:29:45.600
Flux: 19.04 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-10-31 12:08:38
Limiting flux: 18.8 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/2023xek