TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193831 [ 2023TNSTR2959....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-14 19:36:47
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 2023xua
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abqfakf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:21:35.123 (125.3963479) DEC = -18:46:52.83 (-18.781342)
Discovery date: 2023-10-27 12:05:45.600 (JD=2460245.004)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-10-27 12:05:45.600
Flux: 19.86 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-10-27 11:29:46
Limiting flux: 19.31 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/2023xua