TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 195273 [ 2023TNSTR3143....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-06 21:34:36
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 2023zai
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abrzafa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 00:02:31.156 (0.6298156) DEC = +53:58:29.85 (53.9749586)
Discovery date: 2023-12-06 03:48:57.600 (JD=2460284.659)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-06 03:48:57.600
Flux: 19.62 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-13 04:45:07
Limiting flux: 20.59 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/2023zai