TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193718 [ 2023TNSTR2946....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-13 11:34:37
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 2023xqs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abqkzbs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:53:06.381 (73.2765878) DEC = -17:17:15.76 (-17.2877103)
Discovery date: 2023-11-11 08:47:02.400 (JD=2460259.866)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-11 08:47:02.400
Flux: 20.45 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-09 11:22:34
Limiting flux: 19.15 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/2023xqs