TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 194302 [ 2023TNSTR3039....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-11-21 05:34:06
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 2023yfj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21acelrhe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:54:17.428 (28.5726165) DEC = +09:39:25.54 (9.6570958)
Discovery date: 2023-11-12 05:38:24.000 (JD=2460260.735)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-12 05:38:24.000
Flux: 20.51 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-12 05:08:10
Limiting flux: 20.29 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/2023yfj