TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 193837 [ 2023TNSTR2959....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-14 19:39:02
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 2023xug
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abpncde
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:21:25.168 (140.3548668) DEC = +16:10:25.29 (16.1736904)
Discovery date: 2023-11-07 12:25:55.200 (JD=2460256.018)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-07 12:25:55.200
Flux: 19.58 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-02 10:59:31
Limiting flux: 19.66 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/2023xug