TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193220 [ 2023TNSTR2892....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-09 00:24:29
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 2023xes
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abpexro
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:58:51.331 (29.71388) DEC = +51:43:02.58 (51.7173827)
Discovery date: 2023-11-06 05:12:28.800 (JD=2460254.717)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-06 05:12:28.800
Flux: 19.01 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-04 07:16:19
Limiting flux: 20.43 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/2023xes