TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 195501 [ 2023TNSTR3177....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-09 11:42:59
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 2023zfr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23absiiif
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:04:59.305 (136.2471053) DEC = -12:27:44.34 (-12.4623163)
Discovery date: 2023-11-13 12:05:45.600 (JD=2460262.004)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-11-13 12:05:45.600
Flux: 18.48 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-13 11:29:46
Limiting flux: 19.43 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/2023zfr