ZTF23aaalkcz

318.376419, 13.861400

Discovery Date: 2023-03-13 12:58:50 UTC
Discovery MJD: 60016.54
Disc r-Mag: 19.26±0.19
Latest Date: 2023-03-17 12:47:05 UTC
Latest MJD: 60020.53
Latest r-Mag: 19.56±0.20
Peak Mag 19.26±0.19 (r-band)
Peak Date 2023-03-13 12:58:50
Peak MJD 60016.54
Detection Count 3 (excluding 0 neg flux detections)
Equatorial Coords 21:13:30.340, 13:51:41.040
Galactic Coords 63.695892, -23.124727
Ecliptic Coords 325.629949, 28.445815

Transient Name Server

AT2023dgu

The transient was discovered on 13th March 2023 at 12:58:50 (MJD 60016.54) by ZTF as ZTF23aaalkcz with a discovery magnitude of r = 19.26..

Sherlock Contextual Classification

Prediction: Supernova

The transient is possibly associated with CGCG426-022; a J=14.58 mag galaxy found in the NED/2MASS/PS1 catalogues. Its located 2.71" N, 2.29" E (2.5 Kpc) from the galaxy centre. A host z=0.038 implies a m - M = 36.14.

Difference Image Lightcurve

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