TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193239 [ 2023TNSTR2892....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-09 00:29:51
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 2023xfj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abojiix
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:42:17.067 (280.5711143) DEC = +16:14:19.30 (16.2386941)
Discovery date: 2023-11-03 03:12:57.600 (JD=2460251.634)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-03 03:12:57.600
Flux: 17.6 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-01 03:44:38
Limiting flux: 19.38 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/2023xfj