ZTF18acvgzbp

155.417757, -3.453817

Discovery Date: 2018-12-12 12:29:25 UTC
Discovery MJD: 58464.52
Disc g-Mag: 18.11±0.08
Latest Date: 2023-03-17 07:04:45 UTC
Latest MJD: 60020.29
Latest r-Mag: 15.21±0.03
Peak Mag 15.09±0.04 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-01-21 08:28:29
Peak MJD 59965.35
Detection Count 261 (excluding 46 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 10:21:40.262, -03:27:13.741
Galactic Coords 247.298380, 42.677576
Ecliptic Coords 158.529683, -12.735295

Transient Name Server

AT2021mcw

The transient was discovered on 12th April 2021 at 05:04:33 (MJD 59316.21) by ZTF as ZTF18acvgzbp with a discovery magnitude of g = 16.09..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: AGN

The transient is synonymous with ARK241; a G=15.03 mag AGN found in the NED/MILLIQUAS/GAIA/PS1/VERON catalogues. Its located 0.1" (0.0 Kpc) from the AGN core. A host z=0.041 implies a m - M = 36.29.

Difference Image Lightcurve

Access the data from this plot in the ZTF Alert Packet Data table below.