TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 195521 [ 2023TNSTR3177....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-09 15:44:37
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 2023zgf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23absjegz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:00:32.020 (195.1334165) DEC = +08:31:21.11 (8.5225319)
Discovery date: 2023-12-09 11:26:52.800 (JD=2460287.977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-09 11:26:52.800
Flux: 19.15 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-11-12 13:17:46
Limiting flux: 18.72 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/2023zgf