TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 196347 [ 2023TNSTR3245....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-12-14 05:40:38
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: SN 2023zzk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF23abtycgb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:38:52.780 (54.7199172) DEC = +40:59:19.02 (40.9886174)
Discovery date: 2023-12-14 03:57:36.000 (JD=2460292.665)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2023-12-14 03:57:36.000
Flux: 19.16 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2023-12-12 08:23:59
Limiting flux: 20.55 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/2023zzk